Category Archives: Red Wine

A Foreigner’s Guide to Spanish Cheese: Mixed/Mixto (Part 5 of 5)
April 9, 2011

A Foreigner’s Guide to Spanish Cheese: Mixed/Mixto (Part 5 of 5)

Our journey has taken us through mountainous terrain and spacious pastures; it has introduced us to the sprightly goat, the demure cow, and the helpless sheep. We have also eaten …Full Story

A Foreigner’s Guide to Spanish Cheese: Sheep/Oveja (Part 4 of 5)
March 17, 2011

A Foreigner’s Guide to Spanish Cheese: Sheep/Oveja (Part 4 of 5)

Our gallivants through the pastures of the Iberian countryside now turn our gaze from the quiet and inert cow (vaca) to the timid and vulnerable sheep (oveja). I might even …Full Story

Wine Blog Wednesday: 2006 Pirineos Parraleta (DO Somontano)
February 16, 2011

Wine Blog Wednesday: 2006 Pirineos Parraleta (DO Somontano)

Where is Somontano? What is Parraleta? My dear friends Ryan and Gabriella Opaz of CataVino have resurrected Wine Blog Wednesdays with a feature on Spanish wine. How could I pass …Full Story

Featured Wine: 2006 Ètim Selección (DO Montsant)
February 13, 2011

Featured Wine: 2006 Ètim Selección (DO Montsant)

Sometimes you just feel like it is your lucky day. A couple of weeks ago I was perusing the Spanish wine section at Cost Plus World Market. Not normally the …Full Story

Featured Wine: 2004 La Universal “Venus” (DO Montsant) – Holiday Edition
December 28, 2010

Featured Wine: 2004 La Universal “Venus” (DO Montsant) – Holiday Edition

The tradition is official now. For years my Christmas dinner was nothing more than hunting for an open restaurant in the vicinity of a movie theater showing something of interest. …Full Story

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