This week Alder at Vinography is hosting Wine Blog Wednesday. In honor of the second year ... of finding a foreign wine in a local wine shop can be a tricky task, whereby forcing me to resort to the megalith of wine stores in Madrid called Lavinia. After perusing aisle upon aisle of international wine, I settled upon a Sauvignon Blanc from Cheverny along with a Sauvignon Blanc from Rueda to add...

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 ... items.  They carry not only food, but also wine, cookbooks, cookware, and much more. Hope you enjoy...

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 ... be interested in producing a French version of Wine for Newbies, let me know! Or any other language...

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...

Starting with Spanish wine, I did a quick search on Amazon to find what information was available. Unfortunately, what I found was several outdated books along with a few new releases. Type in "Wine" 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...

Filed under: Wine , South America , Magazines , Australia , America , Europe , Italy Over on BusinessWeekOnline, uber winegeek Robert Parker picks ten wines that are all under $10 , some as low as five bucks. So if you're looking for something that won't break the bank, but still have high scores on the tasting scale, here are his choices: Vina Antigua Tinto 2005 - Argentina, 86 points...

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...

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 region is known for its views of the sea and served as material for Picasso and Dali...

... 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...

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 ...