Archivo de la categoría: English

All my articles in english.

Fed up with perfection

Publicado el 18/04/2012 por José Peñín

I never thought that, after so many years of a solid wine tasting career, I could end up tired of such exciting task as mine. Never before have we been able to find so many “perfect” wines, and never before … Sigue leyendo →

Publicado en English, Vinos | Deja un comentario

VINICULTURE IN EXTREME REGIONS: FROM THE BALTIC SEA TO THE DESERT

Publicado el 02/03/2012 por José Peñín

No winemaker of prestige will undertake a project that could not result in a heightening of his prestige. Surely one of the most difficult professional challenges for any of them would be that of making wine in such extreme territories … Sigue leyendo →

Publicado en English, Noticias | 2 comentarios

The dubious reputation of Spanish wine (1)

Publicado el 07/01/2012 por José Peñín

One of the news published in this blog talks about 46 million € of Spanish wine being sold to neighbouring France. Other sources mention how we have become, in the last couple of years, the leading country worldwide in bulk … Sigue leyendo →

Publicado en English, Noticias, Vinos | 3 comentarios

Sighted tasting versus blind

Publicado el 21/12/2011 por José Peñín

The credibility of blind tasting versus sighted ones has grown to a magnificent height in recent times. Nevertheless, having myself a more or less equal professional experience in both, I have reached the conclusion that a blind assessment is as … Sigue leyendo →

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Wine of the day

Publicado el 11/12/2011 por José Peñín

90 EVOHE 2010. TEMPRANILLO Viñas VIEJAS 5€ I like unknown wines from unknown places. We can boast inSpainof not all the good wines being labeled with DO. Now I’m referring to a tempranillo from Ribera del Gállego. It’s by far … Sigue leyendo →

Publicado en El vino del día, English, Vinos | 2 comentarios

Wines made with wild grapes

Publicado el 03/12/2011 por José Peñín

I went to Ronda a few days ago to taste the first wines made in Spain from “wild vines”, a unique experience given that we are talking about Neolithic species, and the predecessors of the vitis vinifera we use nowadays … Sigue leyendo →

Publicado en English, Noticias, Viajes, Vinos | 4 comentarios