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La Manchais a vast expanse of land that has a flat terrain, without great heights and with beautiful red Miocene sediments of limestone structure. Their temperatures are extreme due to its continental climate, ranging from the...
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Cabernet Franc
Vigorous grape strain and straight in posture, with early maturity proceeding fromBordeaux.
Same as the most popular Cabernet Sauvignon, their...
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Today, we have two international grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon and Gewürztraminer. And by the way, today is the international Cabernet Sauvignon Day!
Cabernet Sauvignon
The Cabernet Sauvignon is a red variety of French and international viticulture wine queen.
It...
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Today, we have two new “grape guests” in our posts about the grape varieties you can find in DO La Mancha wines: Syrah and Macabeo/Viura.
Syrah
Red variety native to theRhoneValley, which offers excellent results in areas with...
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Today we have two native grapes from France, but well-known in La Mancha and all over the word: Petit Verdot and Chardonnay.
Petit Verdot
Red variety fromBordeauxand widely used in theMedoc.
It stands prostrated and it is of average...
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Today we have two native grapes from Spain: Moravia and Verdejo. Both can be found in DO La Mancha.
Moravia
Widely grown variety in the provinces ofAlbaceteandCuenca, in a perfect adaptation and productivity. It is also known asCrujidera,MoraviaDulce,...
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The Spanish wine region of La Mancha has named wine expert Michael Green as their U.S. Ambassador for 2012. Green, whose 25 years of experience include nearly two decades as Gourmet Magazine’s wine and spirits consultant,...
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DO La Mancha has a wide variety of native and non-Spanish grapes. Today, we would like to talk about Monastrell and Viogner.
Monastrell
Sweet red wine with a productive upright posture, a characteristic of the Spanish “Levante”.
Their grapes...
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The results of the D.O. La Mancha Awards 2012 were announced this week at Alcázar deSan Juan(Ciudad Real,Spain). This edition was highly competitive due to the number of wines participating, more than 800, and their outstanding...
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Sight
The first thing to consider is that you should not overfill the cup, which will facilitate the tasting. Observe the wine with good light and holding the cup at the base, away from yourself to verify...
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Today, we have two new “grape guests” in our posts about the grape varieties you can find in DO La Mancha wines: Merlot and Torrontés
Merlot
Merlot is a variety from France, Bordeaux region, with presence in all...
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More awards for La Mancha wines, this time in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2012. The results were announced last week at The London International Wine Fair. In its 9th edition, 14,119 wines 47 countries have...