Wine news of Spain, XXXV !!!

Posted in Europe, Food and Wine, Madrid, Spain

Its time again to tell you on the wines of my dear Spain,As said, this goes back from my beginnings ,and I still go for them everywhere, I coming back at you with my wine news of Spain XXXV . Of course post No 35 for the non Romans, Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Spanish households allocate 1.37% of their food and beverage budget to wine purchases, with a per capita expenditure of €24.53 per year, according to data from the 2024 Annual Report on Food Consumption in Spain. The most representative and prestigious red varieties, such as Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha, Monastrell, Bobal, and Mencía, come from Denominations of Origin as diverse as Rioja, Calatayud, Utiel-Requena, Jumilla, Navarra, and Bierzo.

Two recomendations for you and me are the Casa Castillo Monastrell 2023 of

The official Bodegas Casa Castillo: https://casacastillo.es/

The Baltasar Graciàn Viñas Viejas El Héroe 2023 of The official Bodegas Alejandro Baltazar: https://www.san-alejandro.com/

An orange wine with roots in Utiel-Requena. Bodegas Cueva works with native varieties, in an artisanal and organic way. Arroba is a natural red wine made from pintaillo or pintailla, a variety in danger of extinction. The official Bodegas Cueva: https://www.bodegascueva.es/productos-products.html

Pure volcanism: Artífice by Borja Pérez 2022 distills the Atlantic soul of Tenerife, with saline minerality, fresh lime, and an echo of lava that vibrates in every glass of this Listán Blanco grape wine. A white wine that conquers with its purity and is capable of elevating wrinkled potatoes or smoked goat cheese. It’s not just wine; it’s an ocean in a bottle, fresh and timeless. The Tenerife Wine site on the Artifice wine: https://www.tenerifewine.info/index.php/mapa-d-o/d-o-ycoden-daute-isora/bodega-borja-perez/?age-verified=c93e5dc33c&lang=en

Bodegas Gratias fascinates with its cooperative spirit: it started in a garage in La Manchuela region and now saves abandoned vineyards. Aged in demijohns, this Atlantic expression surprises in the Cabriel river valley. The official Bodegas Gratias: https://www.bodegasgratias.com/

There you go folks, another wonderful post on my dear Spanish wines. Hoping for a long lasting memories of my dear Spain and its wine news. Again, hope you enjoy the series of wine news of Spain as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health,and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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