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Jerez de la Frontera, in the province of Cadiz, was elected European Wine City 2014 at the 17th Recevin General Assembly (European Network of Wine Cities). Jerez de la Frontera took the baton from the Portuguese city of Palmela and Italian Marsala, home of the first and Second Edition. Jerez Read more…
In a previous entry, we started, with the letter A, our particular wine glossary. We now continue with letter B and C: B BALSAMIC: it is said of the aroma like resin or balsam. Vainilla, incense and conifer smells also fall into this category. BARREL: or cask, normally made of Read more…
At the time of tasting wine, the sense of smell plays a very important role. Without it we could not identify the aromas, flavours and, therefore, it would be impossible to make a credible tasting note. That’s why wine tasters need nose training. We all have retained in memory countless Read more…
Wood has a considerable impact on the perception of the organoleptic qualities of the wine. Much of its bouquet is acquired in contact with new oak barrels. The intensity and quality of the wood, its character, evolves differently according to the geographical origin of the oak, the manufacturing techniques, the Read more…
Sometimes reading a Tasting Note can be difficult and it is not easy to decipher certain vocabulary and terms. For this reason we will try to clear up some of them, let’s start with letter A! AROMA: The perceived set of natural scents inherent to wine. There are three different Read more…
Veraison is the term used in viticulture (wine-growing) to indicate one of the stages in the course of maturing. It is originally French, but has been adopted into English use. It marks the transition between the growth and the ripening of the grape and it can be easily recognized for the Read more…
Luis Gutiérrez, whom we have previously mentioned following his incorporation into Robert Parker’s team at The Wine Advocate, has recently published his first article entitled “An update on Ribera del Duero’s icons”. In this mini-report, Gutiérrez addresses the “arduous” task of tasting two majors, from Vega Sicilia and Dominio de Read more…
Today I would explain why the bottles of champagne, or cava, have a different and peculiar shape when compared to the standard bottle of wine. What do we see when holding a bottle of sparkling wine? The bottle is very heavy. The bottom of the bottle is bended towards the Read more…
Until the beginning of the 17th century, wine was in an excellent position to be the only healthy drink, to some extent, worth of being stored. It had no equal. Water, in general, was not suitable for consuption, at least in the cities, and ale varieties, without hops, deteriorated rapidly. Read more…
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