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A courageous friend, Helen Westwater, is about to fulfil a longstanding sueño and open deli-cafe-bar La Ola Fresca in happening (or studenty, as I prefer to describe it) Benimaclet.
A journey to Garnacha Tintorera (via Dominio de la Vega and Vegalfaro)
July 14th, 2010I got an unexpected early morning phone call inviting me to be ready to leave at 8:30 to accompany researcher and photographer to take some shots of the Bobal in Utiel-Requena
VIN365 – from all over the world to swanky storage in Alfafar
July 9th, 2010My wine stocks have been running pretty low of late, what with World Cup-fueled over consumption and haphazard efforts at frugality.
Joan C. Martín book launch (and winetasting)
June 10th, 2010Book launches, in the UK anyway, are synonymous with warm, cheap white wine. But here over a dozen bodegas provide wines for tasting after the speeches.
Pagos del Molino – from the ridiculous to the sublime
May 13th, 2010I thought it might be a white wine made with Bobal, the signature red grape of Utiel-Requena and Pagos del Molino, but it was too floral and delicate for that.
Vicente Flors – energetic retirement
March 3rd, 2010I wrote recently about how I’d enjoyed finding out more about the wines of Castellón. It was a pleasure to be invited by Vicente Flors to visit his scattered vineyards.
