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Nick on restaurants
Alta, an oasis of calm – for now
A new restaurant in one of central London’s busiest fast-food nuclei is strongly Spanish-influenced. Brave the crowds on Regent Street and Carnaby Street in London’s West End; ignore the charms...
Nick Lander
Sunday 30 November 2025
• 1 min read
Tasting articles
Vega Sicilia – new releases 2026
Ferran Centelles
Monday 24 November 2025
• 3 min read
Nick on restaurants
How restaurants have changed since 2000 – part 2
Nick Lander
Sunday 23 November 2025
• 1 min read
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If the word for 2011 in Spain was 'dry', for 2012 it's 'short'. Or maybe 'dry' too. Or could it...
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From €10.63, $15.93, £12.79, CA$20.55, 149 Swedish krone, 135 Danish krone, 23 Swiss francs, 225 Norwegian krone, Aus $41.39, 1,710...
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Unfortunately the six-letter word we hear most frequently about Spain lately is 'crisis'. The news is certainly not good, and...
Nick on restaurants
This article was also published in the Financial Times. Cadaqués and Roses, on the Catalan coast 170 kilometres north of...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times.
See my tasting notes on 50...
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Last weekend the far north eastern corner of Spain suffered terrible fires, which have already burnt 13,000 ha, some of...
Tasting articles
I know I'm starting to sound like a stuck record but I am loving the dry whites of north-western Iberia...
Wines of the week
€7.50, £9.95 Find this wine I recently sang the praises of Glorious Godello in this slot, and will be publishing...
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Find a Godello near you
The more I taste this north-west Spanish white wine variety, the...
Tasting articles
See Luis' tour of offbeat Spain – a guide I've tried to take you off the beaten path of Spanish...
Tasting articles
See our Guide to Luis' tour of offbeat Spain.
Gredos is not an appellation. It is a mountain range, spread...
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For the past few weeks we've been publishing revealing articles about the lesser known treasures of Spain that are much...
Tasting articles
See our Guide to Luis' tour of offbeat Spain.Monastrell is a native red Spanish variety, found mainly around the Mediterranean...
Tasting articles
See our Guide to Luis' tour of offbeat Spain. Spain is predominantly a red wine country, at least in the...
Tasting articles
See our Guide to Luis' tour of offbeat Spain.In Spain it used to be simple: the cool, damp north produced...
Tasting articles
See our Guide to Luis' tour of offbeat Spain. Although I'm proud of my articles about CVNE in Rioja and...
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