From the 18th to the 21st of March 2016 took place one of the major annual events of the world of wine in Spain: the Bacchus Awards. This event, which is organized by the Spanish Association of wine connoisseurs (Unión Española de Catadores), is the only one which is recognized Read more…
We have recently added the best wines made by the renowned winery Toro Albalá to our online catalog, a bodega founded in 1922 by José María Toro Albalá, and run at present day by its current owner, Antonio Sanchez Romero. This winery, under the AO Montilla-Moriles and based in Aguilar Read more…
Recently, the magazine Wine Enthusiast, one of the most prestigious internationally, has published its top 100 wines of 2015. After reviewing more than 19.800 wines worldwide, the magazine’s tasters have selected 100 wines from 16 countries, among which are seven Spanish wines, but above all stands San Vicente 2011, rated Read more…
The Spanish Association of Wine Journalists and Writers (AEPEV, in its Spanish acronym) in its seventh edition of the Best Wines and Spirits of Spain, has awarded the 2015 Ochoa Rosado de Lágrima as the 2nd best rosé of Spain. The AEPEV is an association of journalists, communication specialists, editors Read more…
The serving temperature of the wine, sparkling wine included, is more important that it may seem. An incorrect temperature varies significantly its phisical characteristics and therefore the final perception of the wine. It has always been said: “white wine is served fresh or cold and red wine at room temperature”. Read more…
Whether we like it or not, The Wine Advocate (TWA), personified in Robert Parker, is today’s most influential wine guide on the planet. To invoke the name of this wine critic arouses admiration in some cases and sometimes indiference or even indignation. This lawyer from Baltimore (USA) released his first Read more…
The so called Master of Wine are without a doubt the top prescribers within the world of wine. The Institute of the Master of Wine was created in London in 1955 to promote “professional excellence and knowledge of the art, science and business of wine”. It may seem paradoxical that Read more…
The team of the magazine The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker), has just published the “Best New Releases” from 2015. From over 30,000 tasted wines, the team has selected 50 with the best quality. Among these, as almost every year, stand out the Pingus 2012 and L’Ermita 2013, both awarded with Read more…
Once the sugar is converted into alcohol, and the alcoholic fermentation is completed, begins a process called malolactic fermentation, where lactic acid bacteria convert the malic acid to lactic acid; and thus contribute to the finished product. The temperature plays a very important role. In warmer climates, this process takes Read more…
As with all other consumer goods, the wine trends and tastes of each era also vary. Nowadays smoother wines are preferred, which can be drunk faster, but in earlier times stronger drinks where more popular, and with influence from the barrel: the wines to cellar. The first of these wines Read more…
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