New month, new lineup With over twenty different wines to choose from, every month at Sculpterra Winery there’s a different line-up of eight, selected to go on the tasting list. Personally, I see it […]
Tag Archives: Spain
Wine Review: Triton Mencia 2013
Mencia Mencia is a thick-skinned blue grape originating in either the Castilla y Leon region of north-west Spain or in neighbouring Portugal (here it’s called Jaén do Dão), depending on who you ask. […]
Wine Review: Grifoll Declara – Predicat 2014
Priorat Priorat is a small wine region, just south-west of Barcelona in Spain. It only covers around 5,000 acres, and the terrain is rugged and mountainous. The main varietals used here are Grenache, Carignan, […]
Wine Review: Breca – Garnacha 2013
100% Garnacha, from vines planted between 1900 and 1940. $18 from Bevmo / $20 from Wine.com The Origins of Grenache The general consensus is that Garnacha / Grenache (French name) originated in the Aragón region […]
Wine Review: Bodegas Lan – Rioja Gran Reserva 2010
Rioja Gran Reserva I fell in love with the wines of the Rioja region of Spain during my first trip there in 2002. The region is most well known for Tempranillo, Grenache, Mazuelo (A.K.A. […]
My Wine Journey
Travel… I’ve been wanting to share what got me into wine, which has become a major part of my life. My journey into wine began in my late teens, living in Plymouth, England. Back then it […]