Topic: Spain
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - You probably know, or think you know, that fine wine gets better with age. But how do you know that? It is probably not by tasting a large number of fine wines of various vintages. Instead, you're ...
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - If Spain's soccer team were a wine they would be a classy red, a blend of mourvedre, cabernet franc and tempranillo grapes with a dash of cabernet sauvignon reflecting their elegance and pace. Argentina would be a fruity ...
Temperature drop helps La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands battle forest firesLower temperatures on Monday helped firefighters battle two forest fires that have raged on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands for three days. One fire in the west of the island ...
As a vegetarian and an environmentalist, vintner Josep Maria Albet i Noya decided in the late 1970s that going organic matched his green principles. But he quickly discovered that good ethics also means good business. Thirty years on, he has gone from ...
The other evening I attended a private tasting event featuring the wine from a new boutique Spanish winery. It was a very pleasant wine -- smooth, creamy, and easy to drink. But it was totally devoid of personality or any sense of ...
Grenache, the Blending Star of Mediterranean Wine By Warren Gregory It is uncertain where Grenache originated but it has been around for a long time. From the island of Sardinia, where it is called Cannonau, it may have found its way to ...
Taste the Soft Fruit Flavors of Mourvedre By Allison Ryan Because of the challenges of cultivating Mourvedre grapes, they are not widely grown in vineyards throughout the world. It is a popular grape of the wineries along the Mediterranean coast of France ...
Now is a good time to lay in wine. Merchants are selling off stock to raise capital; meanwhile they are nervously waiting for the grisly effects of the pound's recent fall. And while some growers on the Continent will cut their own ...
Grenache is most likely the most vastly planted variety of red wine grape in the world. It grows in dry, hot conditions like Spain, and the south of France, since it ripens late. Usually, it has a spicy, berry flavor and is ...
WHITE Yalumba ’05 Viognier, Angaston, South Australia During the last decade, the Viognier grape, native to the Rhone Valley, has exploded onto the world scene. Today, it is grown and bottled in many places, including the Central Coast of California and various ...
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