Spain
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Follow Up Interview: Kendall-Jackson Undercover Boss
Cellar Blog &bull Today
Kirsten wrote about the recent Undercover Boss episode featuring Kendall-Jackson CEO Rick Tigner and you all loved it! We are all about pleasing our readers so we reached out to Kendall-Jackson to see if Rick would be willing to answer a couple of questions about the episode. Rick was gracious and answered all of our questions. In addition to our questions Kendall-Jackson has posted new behind-the-scenes video content… Full Story »
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Backpackers flock to Hunter Valley for grape picking season
Daily Wine News &bull Yesterday
The annual grape picking harvest is traditionally a busy time for local backpacker accommodation providers. The Hunter Valley YHA in Nulkaba and Bottlebrush Backpackers in Cessnock were both at full capacity last Friday, as was the Wine Country Caravan Park… Full Story »
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Aromatic Food Calls for Aromatic Wine
Good Wine Under $20 &bull Feb 2, 2012
An award-winning wine blog dedicated to celebrating everyday wine culture and helping you find delicious, varied wines from all over the world that are good value, interesting to drink, pair well with food, and are (mostly) under $20. Looking for something particular, like a Cabernet that won't break the bank or sparkling wine from Spain? Scroll down… Full Story »
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Dude Ranch Dining
Wine Enthusiast - Web Edition &bull Feb 1, 2012
At restaurants and posh resorts in America's West, chefs have a rich heritage of ingredients and methods to draw on, and wine is definitely on the menu. A plate o' beans and a chaw of rattlesnake jerky, washed down with coffee brewed in the embers of the campfire-that's what many an urbanite sees as a typical meal in the Old West. Watching too many cowboy movies will have that effect. Kinney says that when the travelers stopped at a trading post to resupply-and even more so when they became homesteaders-dinner was a more elaborate affair, at least for those who… Full Story »
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Mezcal Straight Up
Wine Enthusiast - Web Edition &bull Feb 1, 2012
Mezcaleria Los Amantes is a sexy, clandestine mezcal bar in the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca devoted to extremely small-production mezcals from across Oaxaca state, a land known for its distinctive cuisine and indigenous traditions. Scan the bottles curated by proprietors Guillermo Olguin and Leon Lory, and you'll find more than a few that are handblown, with no worm in sight. Facts, not frat-party myths: Mezcal is not a type of Tequila (it's the other way around), bears no relation to mescaline or other hallucinogenic drugs and the worm is an outdated marketing gimmick. Mezcal is a distinctive, handcrafted, historic… Full Story »
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Vega Sicilia - the tasting notes (Tasting articles)
Jancis Robinson &bull Jan 31, 2012Vega Sicilia (profiled here ) belongs to a number of associations and groups, such as Primum Familiae Vini, the association of family-owned wine producers, and Fundacion Para la Cultura del Vino, a non-profit organisation created jointly by a number of… Full Story »
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Warming up Winter with Syrah
Good Wine Under $20 &bull Jan 30, 2012
An award-winning wine blog dedicated to celebrating everyday wine culture and helping you find delicious, varied wines from all over the world that are good value, interesting to drink, pair well with food, and are (mostly) under $20. Looking for something particular, like a Cabernet that won't break the bank or sparkling wine from Spain? Scroll down to… Full Story »
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Vega Sicilia, a Ribera del Duero legend (Inside information)
Jancis Robinson &bull Jan 30, 2012The name of this world-famous, historic Spanish bodega has nothing to do with Sicily. It is simply a corruption of Pagos de la Vega Santa Cecilia y Carrascal , the name of a place involving vineyards and a river, as… Full Story »
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Taking the long view (Free for all)
Jancis Robinson &bull Jan 30, 2012I visited the small northern Spanish wine region Cigales. But it is, like so many of its peers, thoughtless. But this is just Spain. What is needed is action all over the wine world. We consumers should certainly do our… Full Story »
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Review: ** $$ The Pilgrimage Mencia, Bierzo, Spain, 2006
Spirit of Wine &bull Jan 29, 2012
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over three-quarter million visitors to more than 1,000 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" By way of background, opening thoughts: Mencia is… Full Story »
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To stay afloat, Spanish winemakers export abroad
Daily Wine News &bull Jan 29, 2012
The European debt crisis has made it more difficult for Spaniards to buy wine. So, vintners in Spain's Rioja region are looking to sell their wine in more international markets. Winemakers are shipping their goods to Germany, the U.S. --… Full Story »
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Eric Ripert's Airport Dining Picks
Wall Street Journal - Food & Drink &bull Jan 27, 2012
When I was a little kid, I liked airplane food. It wasn't hard back then-the food was pretty good, because the airlines were putting some effort into it. I even liked the little trays, how everything fit together. Today a lot of people complain that the food is lousy on airplanes, the food is lousy in airports. In general, that's true. I travel all the time, and I see lots of… Full Story »
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Mixing High and Low in Beijing
Wall Street Journal - Food & Drink &bull Jan 26, 2012
The concoction-subject of many a nightlife horror story by visitors to China-isn't as popular as it used to be, but it remains an apt metaphor for Beijing's nightlife, which prefers its high with a splash of low. That distinguishes the city from the more Westernized Shanghai. "In Shanghai, it's about how much money you… Full Story »
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Botani Sierras De Malaga Moscatel Seco - 2009
Winecentric &bull Jan 26, 2012
Made in Spain. A collaborative effort of Jorge Ordonez, his family and the Kracher family from Austria.TASTING NOTES:Fresh and crisp like an ocean breeze. Pale yellow-green color with wonderful flavors and aromas of tropical fruits and flowers. Deceptively dry, as… Full Story »
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Win a Trip for Two to Spain!
Wine Enthusiast - Web Edition &bull Jan 26, 2012
It's easy! Just email contests@wineenthusiast.net with your favorite Paella recipe and automatically enter to win a trip to one of the most exquisite wine regions in the world. Watch W.E. Contributing Editors Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jennsen make their favorite… Full Story »
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Undercover Uncorked: Kendall-Jackson Aims to Take Wine Prime Time
Palate Press &bull Jan 26, 2012Standing in a Kendall-Jackson vineyard, new-man-on-the-job 'Jake' looks a bit nonplussed as he's handed an English-Spanish dictionary to help him communicate with fellow crew members who speak Spanish only. Full Story »
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Wine Miles - Back on the road again (NZ)
Daily Wine News &bull Jan 24, 2012
Last week an article appeared in Harpers Wine and Spirits outlining how wines from the Rueda region in Spain were poised to take market share away from New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in the UK. The original press release was distributed… Full Story »
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Updated Review: ***+ $ Este de Bodegas Alto Almanzora, Vino De Mesa, Spain - BEST VALUE
Spirit of Wine &bull Jan 22, 2012
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over three-quarter million visitors to more than 1,000 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Find Este pricing and retail availability.By way of… Full Story »
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Raimat Vineyard
Spittoon &bull Jan 22, 2012
Raimat Vineyard It's a mammoth operation, industrial in scale, but the Raimat estate in Spain operates within strict environmental constraints and practises. Here, between the vines, are freely growing cover crops, a haven for wildlife, and a sign of a… Full Story »
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Wine: The Wine Road to Santiago
New York Times - Dining and Wine &bull Jan 20, 2012
A selection of wines from the Galicia region of Spain Full Story »
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