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Miquel Pons Penedès Visiting Miquel Pons Cava was a fascinating experience. It revealed the knowledge and precision behind every bottle of this renowned Spanish sparkling wine. Nestled in the heart of Catalonia’s Penedès region, Miquel Pons is a family-run organic winery. They are dedicated to preserving traditional Cava-making methods, while embracing modern techniques to ensure […]
A fantastic Champagne tasting in Noe Les Mallets.
We visit old friends in London every now and again and our favourite stop on the way home is The Old Bridge Hotel. It’s a homely and comfortable hotel in Huntingdon. This is also Oliver Cromwell’s birthplace as it happens. The Old Bridge Hotel has a good restaurant and genuinely welcoming, friendly and professional staff. […]
Dylan’s Travels to Chianti What a night at I Fabbri. I had to do some serious rally driving to arrive at all. It had been a long four and a half hour drive from Cantinarte in Abruzzo. The last half or particularly 20 minutes was challenging. The tarmac ran out, the mist was down and […]
Rioja (pronounced “ree” + “OH” + “kuh”) as we know it is a red wine, made using the Tempranillo grape. Graciano, Mazuelo and Maturana Tinto are also grown in small quantities as blending companions. What will you taste? You can expect a Rioja red blend to have complex flavours, earth and leather layered with dark […]
Producer of the Month – Domaine les Chenêts Crozes-Hermitage The vagaries of weather had made Madame a bit distracted the last time we visited Domaine les Chenêts a few years ago. They had had some heavy rains and hail which had destroyed a proportion of the crop. By now, the weather had swung to the […]
