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Tag Archives: Tempranillo
Rioja Wine Producer Showcases Wine Vertical Going Back To 1970
As the guests sporadically entered the space, there was a slight gasp and each had to remind themselves to continue to breathe, as the room was on the top floor of the 50 story Ritz-Carlton in the middle of Manhattan. … Continue reading
Winery Pays Top Dollar To Harvest Grapes, Making One Of The Greatest Wines In The World
The sun lit up golden highlights in the light brown hair piled up in a bun at the top of the young woman’s head. She was fiercely focused on her task as she wore dark gardening gloves that went up … Continue reading
Spanish Premium Wine Region Commits To 100% Tempranillo Wines
The incredible smells of thick steaks cooking over a wood fire fueled by grapevines encourage drool to form at the guests’ mouths as they eagerly wait in anticipation for a meal of a lifetime. The large centuries-old kitchen had festive … Continue reading
Top Wine Region In Spain Using Old Technique Of ‘Layering’ Century-Old Vines
José Antolín grew up in a small village in Spain, home of only a few hundred people during the 1930s to 1950s; even today, only around 250 people still reside there. Like many of their neighbors, his family was dirt … Continue reading
Remarkable Ageability Of Wines Made From The Tempranillo Grape Variety
As a group of friends gathered together to celebrate a special 50th birthday back in the first month of 2020, before Covid took a stranglehold on the world, the anticipation of a 50-year-old wine about to be poured started to … Continue reading
Wine Grape Growers Take Leap To Make Fine Wines In A Spanish Wine Region Dominated By Icons
Crouched down near the ground, a sharp pain went up his knees and lower back as weathered hands reached out to old grape vines, around 50 years old, to harvest the few bunches of concentrated Tempranillo grape bunches that looked … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooperatives, Grape Growers, Old Vines, Ribera del Duero, Spain, Tempranillo
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The Iconic Wines From Spain Produced By Embracing The Failures That Lead To The Path To Perfection
A young Spanish man from a family with an extremely successful business tried to define his life during his college years. His keen mind, filled with a strong curiosity for a wide range of subjects, at first put him on … Continue reading
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Tagged Hungary, Ribera del Duero, Spain, Tempranillo, Tokaj, Vega Sicilia
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The Greatest Accomplishment is to be Yourself Against All Odds
To be yourself is not such an easy task… especially considering it takes a while to get to know who the heck we are… and even that can be a lifetime process. Sometimes we rebel against what was presented in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arinzano, Chardonnay, Cino de Pago, Fine Wine, Gran Vino, Spain, Spanish White Wine, Spanish Wine, Tempranillo
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Better Sense of Community Over a Glass of Ribera del Duero Wine
Many people ask me why I am so obsessed with wine. How can I spend so much time researching it, talking about it, dreaming about it? Well, everything that drives us in our lives is usually connected to some unresolved … Continue reading
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Tagged Hungry for Wine, Ribera del Duero, Social Responsibility, Spain, Spanish Wine, Tempranillo, Tinto Fino
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