By Fred Minnick
When it comes to value, an often-overlooked wine comes from the white grape Airén. Many people might scoff at the suggestion of Airén being a value wine, because it’s so widely used in Spanish brandy, but it’s...
Como dice un amigo aunque parezca lo mismo no es igual…. Pero sí que es cierto que cuando decanto oxigeno y que cuando oxigeno si hay sedimento también decanto.
En definitiva ¿qué es decantar? y ¿qué es...
By La Mancha Wines
Fifteen wines from D.O. La Mancha has been awarded in the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2012, also known as the “wine world-championship”.
The 19th edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles took place this year from 4...
Hay cosas que no deberían cambiar, no creo que vayan a mejor, entre tantas cosas la repostería casera. Como Manchego adoro la "fruta de sartén" y de mis favorita son las rosquillas, masa cuidada, fritura al punto de cada...
By La Mancha Wines
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By La Mancha Wines
Today, we have two new “grape guests” in our third posts about the grape varieties in D.O. La Mancha area: Garnacha and Moscatel Grano Menudo
Garnacha
It is the second most important variety for red wines in the...
By La Mancha Wines
Today, we have two aromatic grapes in our posts about the grape varieties you can find in Denomination of Origin La Mancha wines: Graciano and Sauvignon Blanc
Graciano
A red wine that yields good disease resistance, which comes from...
By Doc Lawrence
The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta faces fabled Peachtree Street where the world premiere of Gone With The Wind took place in 1939. Just a few blocks away is the white marble tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and...
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 La Mancha Wines
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...
By La Mancha Wines
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,...
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...
La nombran Cencibel, tinta de Toro, Tinta del país, Tinto fino, Jacibera, Verdiel o Ull de Llebre (ojo de liebre en Catalán), es la misma variedad pero en distintas zonas, la variedad mas prestigiosa a nivel nacional...