... not be as well known as Cab and Merlot, but Spanish reds are gaining in popularity. In order ... that the guitar originated in Spain, employing a "Miro inspired" image on the label. Interest in Spanish ... .  For years they have individually specialized in bringing new fruit-forward high-alcohol Spanish reds...

Spain is still churning out some of the best red wine buys, like the new vintage of Jorge Ordoñez ' real Spanish value, Viña Borgia.  Sporting a new modern label, the wine is framed like a Cote du Rhone, but comes across as more casual and abstract. The 2005 vintage of this 100% Garnacha (Grenache) from Campo de Borja* was vinified all the way in stainless steel. Tasting Notes : Color...

Nora has been one of my favorite non-Chardonnay white wines since I discovered it a few years ago.  The quality is still up there, although the price is a bit higher. From Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain, and made from the Albarino grape, Nora is a crisp tank-fermented white. Tasting Notes ...

Captured in an everyday-priced red wine is this contemporary masterwork that plays on the bold traditions and attitudes of Catalonia. 2004 is the introductory vintage for Laely Heron 's new Sexto red blend from Terra Alta Spain. Terra Alta is in northeastern Spain, in the driest area of Catalonia.  This ...

Another delicate little petal tasted at the Shiraz Alliance last week….weighing in at 17.3% alcohol and made by Rockford winemaker Chris Ringland in the Aragona Valley, Jumilla in Spain. This particular wine is from a vineyard lying at 400m, planted in 2000 on a soil of limestone over clay. Bit ...

The Spanish Table is a US based retail operation with 4 locations on the west coast. If your not on the west coast, no problem, they ship anywhere they can! Today I talk with one of the people involved with the Spanish Table, Andy Booth. We talk about wine, food, American attitudes towards vintage and much, much more. If you ever want to taste some of the food or wines that I talk about here...

VPP is our sister (or should I say hermana?) podcast, translating Wine for Newbies into Spanish. If you know someone who may enjoy hearing about wine in his or her native tongue--or perhaps who is studying Spanish in school--point them over to Vino Para Principiantes . And if anyone ont parle francais (I hope I got that right--it's been a looong time since j'ai etudie le francais!) and would...

In Show 49, we answer a few more listener questions and correct a major omission from Episode 48. Show Notes: • Wines from Spain Book Request In Show 50, we take a tour of Sonoma County, California. It may not...

Back when I started Catavino, I realized that I better find some good information on the subject. Starting with Spanish wine, I did a quick search on Amazon to find what information was available ... " into Amazon and you'll get ten million results, but type in "Spanish wine" or "Portuguese wine ... it turned out not only lives in Madrid but just so happens to be working on a Spanish wine pocket...

This week Alder at Vinography is hosting Wine Blog Wednesday. In honor of the second year anniversary of WBW, Alder chose the theme: Loire Valley Whites. However, being that we are sitting in the dead center of Spain, I had to search far and wide for wines that were not ...