On Thursday we continued drinking our way around the world of wine as part of our weekly wine events here in Barcelona. This week we decided to look at arguably the newest ‘New World’ country, and one of the most successful most domestically and internationally; New Zealand. This small country is more famed for its […]
Our monthly blind tasting has been going for some time now, and last night was probably the most successful so far. We’ve experimented with many different ideas in the past, with a lot of tastings being themed. We’ve looked at blind tasting the same varietal at different price points and seeing if we could determine […]
Every month I send out a simple newsletter to the members of Maestrazgo Wine Club; a small group of wine-lovers who meet once a week to explore the world of wine together in a small tasting room in Barcelona. For more information on Maestrazgo Wine Club and how to book a wine tasting in Barcelona,check […]
February has been a tough month so far; I have two exams on the same day on the 8th March, one on the world of Sparkling Wines and one on the world of Spirits. Two very different subjects, each requiring a lot of study that’s absorbing all my time, hence why I’ve been very slow […]
This week we’re back for another international wine tasting, this time look at the wines of South Africa. I hadn’t drank a great deal of South African wine until 2016, when my Diploma studies meant that I was spending a lot of time in London where wines from this corner of the world have been […]