Nov 14
Through the mass crowds of Spaniards and travelers, street performers, fashion shops, ancient architecture and cathedrals of Madrid, one finds themselves lingering towards the smell of cured meat. No place does it better than the Museo de Jamon in Madrid. Literally, ‘Museum of Ham’ this place has everything you could want from a quick meal to …
Oct 24
The Grenache that is coming out of Calatayud in the Northern part of Spain are amongst some of the best expressions of this varietal in the world (in my opinion). One of the more prolific producers from this region is Bodegas Alto Moncayo. So as we traveled around Barcelona and Madrid, in need of a serious break from all of the …
Oct 18
We came across this wine while working in the Penedes of Spain. Every night we would taste a different wine from our host’s cellar and write tasting notes. Right away I noticed the similarity between the name, Grgic, and Napa Valley’s Grgich Hills Estate in Rutherford. My suspicions turned out to be right and I discovered that this is Mike Grgich’s (born Miljenko Grgic) winery …
Oct 15
On another Wine Pleasures field trip we visited Ferret Guasch, a family owned and run Cava house in the Penedès. As I sipped my glass of 2007 Brute Nature Reserve and reached for a second piece of coca, the traditional cream and pine-nut pastry made in this region of Spain, Mrs. Ferret explained to me …
