Last week we did our monthly international wine tasting with Maestrazgo Wine Club, this time heading to the beautiful island of Sicily, just off the southern tip of Italy. I’d been blown away a year before by an aged version of Nerello Mascalese by Calabretta, purchased at Monvinic store in Barcelona for 18 euros (for […]
Time to get ready for a particularly interesting tasting this week! We’re going to be looking at Tempranillo as a grape variety in it’s three most prestigous appellations across Spain; Toro, Ribera del Duero and Rioja. Tempranillo is Spain’s ‘noble’ grape and dominates quality wine-making to a quite considerable extent, particularly in wines available in […]
So, Maestrazgo Wine Club is back and running in Barcelona after our summer break and this week we’re kicking off with a topic called ‘Summer Discoveries.’ This is more or less what it says on the tin; wines that I’ve discovered or re-discovered over the course of the summer and would love to share with […]
Don’t be fooled by the name, Maestrazgo Wine Club is less of a club and more of a community of English-speaking wine lovers based in Barcelona, Spain. We typically meet on Thursday evenings to discover new wines, new regions and explore new concepts in the world of wine, ranging from different styles and regions across […]