Just a quick note on this one.  The Torres wines are another one of those wines that just about everyone knows, kind of like Penfolds in Australia.  They make wine at all levels, but they are best known in Australia for this one and Sangre de Toro.  Many of their ...

This is the wine I wanted to review last friday.  Yes, it is a bit cliche but the ol' Sangre de Toro is a classic wine from North Eastern Spain.  In its favour it is a bloody good imported wine for $15, it comes in screwcap and is highly gluggable.  ...

It was another warm day in Melbourne yesterday, so I though it was time to crack open a rosado (Spanish for pink, better known as rose).  I think pink wines are some of the best food wines getting around, they are fresh, crisp and match well with complex foods without ...

The Denominació de Origen Catalunya is launching a blog contest for the best Catalan wine blog. The contest is open to all non-corporate wine-focused blogs written in either Spanish or Catalan with a top prize of 3000 euros.Entries can be made until 12 September and the winner will be announced on 23 September at the 28th Presentation of Catalan Wines and Cavas in Barcelona...

2005 Sumoll Rosat, Pardas - Spain, Catalunya (9/1/2006)100% Sumoll - 13% alcohol Deep reddish color though very light at the rim. The nose is very restrained with a mineral and cherry pit aroma that hits you after some agitation in the glass. This slowly gives way to some light vanilla, raspberry and more wet stones like [...] More info at www.catavino.net...

... can scrounge up here in Catalunya, Spain . Come fall, as humidity sits upon our valley like ... receive a nice little lecture a few weeks ago at the “Bolets de Catalunya” festival. By chance, while walking down the Rambla Catalunya to the Boqueria Market, I passed twelve 6ft long tables in an enormous ... a visit to Spain during the mushroom, I highly suggest it. There are festivals all over Catalunya from...

A recent study carried out by the Catalan Institute of Wine and Vine shows that consumers here in Catalunya have a positive awareness of regional wines, but that there is a "disconnection between awareness, valuation and consumption" according the Joaquim Llena , Minister of Agriculture, Food ... regions in Spain and three of the first five mentioned were D.O.s of Catalunya. The D.O. most named...

2005 Miguel Torres S.A. Catalunya Nerola - Spain, Catalunya (12/7/2006)Xarel.lo/Grenacha BlancaFloral nose with pear and light peach notes. Nice medium acidity in the mouth with a crisp focus. Lightly creamy and fully dry the palate mimics the nose... More info at www.catavino.net...

2004 Miguel Torres S.A. Catalunya Nerola - Spain, Catalunya (12/7/2006)Dark color to it, while the nose shows a pleasant earthiness, with minerals clove, coffee and anise notes.In the mouth it is well structured with nice red fruit, very focused and... More info at www.catavino.net...

N.V. Po-Canals Catalunya Can Palet - Spain, Catalunya (9/1/2006)Light yellow gold. Bright and alive wuth a sweetart nose, pineapple and white flowers. Pure and delicate yet overall quite aggressive nose. Medium weight with a nice soft creaminess. Pineapple with a light bitter lemon peal on the finish, and creamy citrus with some nice peach flesh. [...] More info at www.catavino.net...