Wines of Valencia

Valencian Michelin-starred restaurants and some of my favourites.

So, we arrive officially at a new season, and the usual gastronomic articles appear. In the case of autumn these tend to be about the joys of mushroom-picking in the woods and fields…

This article is a free chapter from the book Valencia Land of Wine, written by Joan C. Martin and translated by me. You can purchase this book at Amazon.

One of the peculiarities of the Valencia Denominación de Origen is its further division into four subzones: Alto Turia, Valentino, Moscatel de Valencia and Clariano.

This article is a free chapter from the book Valencia Land of Wine, written by Joan C. Martin and translated by me. You can purchase this book at Amazon.

Coming across Fondillón is a bit like meeting Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, buttonholing you with stories of ancient glories and disaster. You’re half fascinated and half disbelieving.

Naturally, there is a lot more Spanish wine in the UK than the other way around, but even so, it is often hard to find wines that are outside the mainstream.

As a wine hobbyist among professionals and experts, I often feel that I have the advantage of being able to sit back and enjoy what comes to hand rather than having to analyze endlessly.