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blanco , white.
bodega, wine cellar or winery.
clarete , uniquely Spanish light red that is somewhere between pink and full tinto.
Crianza , the most basic level of wine that has been deliberately aged, but possibly only for six months, in small oak barrels.. More...
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In a nutshell : Land of American oak, increasing ambition, sherry, and low-yielding bush vines.
Main grapes : Tempranillo, Garnacha (Grenache) (reds); Airén, Viura (Maccabéo), Verdejo, Albariño (white).
It could be argued that Spain is a viticultural miracle. After. More...
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In a nutshell : The world's most neglected wine treasure.
Main grape : Palomino (white).
Many modern wine drinkers will look at this section and wonder why on earth I think it worthwhile devoting so much space to such a dinosaur of a wine as sherry. The answer is plain to. More...
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Although I have not yet been to Brazil, I did taste a small selection of wines earlier this year in the UK. The choice of wines was made by Arthur Azevedo, President of the Brazilian Sommeliers’ Association, though some wineries did not get round to sending their wines.
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The bulk of these 70+ left bank Bordeaux 1996 were tasted blind at the Sep 8 tasting on which my overview can be found in free for all, although a dozen of them were either re-tasted or tasted for the first time, again blind, at a subsequent small tasting on 26 Sept built around the. More...
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I wonder if anyone can help - I'm trying to update my members list details. Up until yesterday I was Andy MacFaul of Hemel Hempstead but now I appear to have become a mere number (which looks as though it's the date I became a Purple Pager) and after rashly pressing a few keys my name has. More...
Whilst I don't have a problem with my real name being listed, I'm not sure that listing everyone's login on the members list is a good idea - from a security viewpoint I'd rather it was kept private.
If someone wished to login under the guise of another member to make mischief, they're already. More...
I think this is a great addition to the site.
love the new look, and congrats... More...