By La ManchaWines
Seven D.O. La Mancha wineries in the winner list of the most prestigious international wine competition in Spain, X Bacchus Wine International Competition organized by the Spanish Tasters Association.
The tenth edition has been held in Madrid in...
Airén
Llámala Forcallat, Manchega, Valdepeñas o Lairén, es la misma variedad, la más utilizada en España que supone más de un 30% del total de uva y está principalmente localizada en Castilla La Mancha.
Resistente como ella sola a las...
By Fred Minnick
Oh, how delicious the Tempranillo grape is.
The native-Spanish grape has won the hearts of wine lovers from around the world. This rich, well-structured red wine provides the perfect acidity, tannins and color, with a frequent nose of...
It’s an early morning September day in La Solana, Ciudad Real, Spain, and grape growers are hauling their harvests to their respective cooperatives. The morning light showers the white grapes with beautiful light and the smells of fresh fruit...
by Fred Minnick
For the wine enthusiast, New Year’s Eve is among the greatest holidays. It’s a time with friends and family. You gather around in your favorite bar, restaurant or in the living room, enjoying a good bottle of...
Estos días de calor, los platos mas demandados en los Restaurantes suelen ser frescos y ligeros, entre los mas demandados suelen estar las Anchoas de Santoña, y es que suele ir acompañadas de tomate y buen...
By La Mancha Wines
Each spring, more than 5,000 wines from 38 countries are tasted over two days in Bourg (Bordeaux – France) by some 800 wine professionals and expert wine-loving consumers.
The Challenge International du Vin is the longest running...
Elena Arzak, finalista al premio Veuve Clicquot a la mejor chef del mundo
La española Elena Arzak, una de las más reputadas cocineras de nuestro país e hija del gran Juan Mari Arzak, es una de las tres finalistas al...
En la madrileña calle de las Infantas, de espaldas a la Gran Vía y a las puertas del populoso barrio de Chueca se encuentra Bianco e Rosso, una pequeña pero selecta bodega que acoge más de 450 etiquetas de...
Este corte de Merluza horneada acompañada de seta "colmenilla" y brotes de esparrago verde, con una lámina de trufa para aromatizar el aceite manchego pide a gritos un estupendo vino de la Denominación de Origen La Mancha, un...
El canelón es un tipo de pasta que da mucho juego, y los hay bien hermosos de tamaño que invitan a rellenar de mil delicatessen, en este caso las manitas de cordero manchego guisadas con unas...
By La Mancha Wines
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...
by Fred Minnick
What is value wine?
In 2008, I wrote for an investment website, Banrate.com, that it’s a buyer’s market for wine and that wine is a great investment. I still believe that, but I also believe value wine...