To fully appreciate the 2018 event this year, I decided to spread out my tastings over two days. Being rushed or consuming too much in one sitting can numb the palate and cause you to miss some stellar finds. Every year, the event features one country, region or wine style to give more space…
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“Laurel Street” Food
There is a little pedestrian-only street in the heart of Logroño that is famous for its popular and always-packed tapas bars. Calle de Laurel (Laurel Street) has so many places to visit, tapas to sample and wines to drink that it is nearly impossible to spend time in all of them in only a weekend,…
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Seafood loves Albariño. So should you.
[embed]https://youtu.be/G2eMhKJbdAM[/embed] After travelling in Spain over the last several years, with all of the region differences, dialects and customs, I like some consistency. Albariño is one of those white wine varieties that I can order anywhere in Spain and the server will automatically pour me one of their best. It is almost always from the…
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California Wine Fair 2018
Here are the stats... Even after spending... 2 1/2 hours in the trade tasting session - and then... another 2 hours in the public evening session... I still only managed to get through 1/2 of the samples this year. Now that I am focusing on meeting the winemakers, sales managers and other industry professionals…
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