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Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Spirits for the World Cup Finals: July 19, 2026

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Over the years I’ve built a small global library of distilled spirits and fortified wines, and the World Cup Knockout Round feels like the p...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Spirits for the World Cup Semifinals: July 14, 2026

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Over the years I’ve built a small global library of distilled spirits and fortified wines, and the World Cup Knockout Round feels like the p...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Spirits for the World Cup Knockout Round: July 10, 2026

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Over the years I’ve built a small global library of distilled spirits and fortified wines, and the World Cup Knockout Round feels like the p...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Spirits for the World Cup Knockout Round: July 6, 2026

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Over the years I’ve built a small global library of distilled spirits and fortified wines, and the World Cup Knockout Round feels like the p...
Thursday, July 2, 2026

Spirits for the World Cup Knockout Round: July 2, 2026

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Over the years I’ve built a small global library of distilled spirits and fortified wines, and the World Cup Knockout Round feels like the p...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Grape Spotlight: Peña Garnacha and the Calatayud DO

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Calatayud is a high‑altitude appellation in Aragón in northeastern Spain, set among rugged hills and river valleys shaped by the Jalón and ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

The Essence of the Olive: Spain's Great Match

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For The Essence of the Olive series, it's time to dip into Spanish olive oil. A couple years ago I attended the Spain's Great Match...
Monday, May 19, 2025

Grape Spotlight: Castilla y León D.O. Bierzo Mencia

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Mencia is to D.O. Bierzo what the Prieto Picudo and Albarin grapes are to D.O. León. A subregion within Castilla y León primarily dedicate...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Grape Spotlight: DO Pla de Bages Picapoll from Bodegas Abadal

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The first documented reference on the existence of the Picapoll grape in Bages is found in an inventory of the monastery at Sant Benet de Ba...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Spain's Great Match - Masterclass: Around Spain in 8 Glasses

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Last week I attended Spain's Great Match held at the Del Mar Restaurant located in The District Wharf. The day long event started with...
Monday, April 22, 2024

Grape Spotlight: DO Costers del Segre Danaus Red Wine

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Costers del Segre is Catalonia's most inland wine region and generally speaking, this region is harsh. It's semi-arid, with a climat...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Grape Spotlight: Catalonia Cariñena (Samsó)

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Carignan (Cariñena in Spain) is a black-skinned wine grape variety, most likely native to Aragon. The variety is found in wines along the Me...