VINOS DE JEREZ: MASTERPIECE OF CREATIVE ART (1)
Jerez wines might have lost a bit of popularity in some countries and even in Spain, but it is still a fantastic drink for the real aficionado. Worldwide, we drink less Jerez wines than a few decades ago, but the quality of the wines we drink has increased. Jerez wine is much more than a [...]
TASTING ROUND FROM MONTILLA: PIEDRA LUENGA
As a great lover of Andalucía wines from the VINO DE JEREZ and MONTILLA type, it is always a pleasure to taste new wines. This time, a good friend of mine, wine buyer in a smaller but higher quality Dutch import house HEISTERKAMP in Ootmarsum (Twente, Overijssel), brought me 4 bottles of MONTILLA wines from [...]
A TASTING ROUND OF SPANISH WINES: PITTACUM & QUINTA SARDONIA
In the previous article, I told you about the three whites I tasted from BODEGAS TERRAS GAUDA, 3 very nice RÍAS BAIXAS wines from the Spanish Celt Iberian Galicia. Now, I’d like to present you 3 red wines which were sent to me from Spain. Two of them are produced by VIÑEDOS Y BODEGAS PITTACUM [...]
A TASTING ROUND OF SPANISH WINES: TERRAS GAUDA
I discovered the wines of TERRAS GAUDA some years ago, during a fabulous tasting in the Netherlands. The renowned Dutch importer RÉSIDENCE Wijnimport was presenting a big number of wines from their huge assortment of quality wines. It was the beginning of a triple love story… It was love at the first sip with two [...]
COENECOOP SIGNS FOR A GREEN SPRING (4)
On April 2nd, the Dutch importer COENECOOP (part of DELTA WINES) was holding a special wine tasting inside the huge Delta Wines offices, storage and distribution building. Leitmotiv of this tasting was: “Naturally more… Spring”. Most of the presented wines were… ‘green’ wines, from ‘environment respectful’ to organic (bio) and biodynamic. Spanish temperament: Just to [...]