by Debbie | Dec 11, 2018 | Garnacha, spanish wines
Garnacha also called Grenache is the oldest and most widely planted red grape variety in the world. We know it as a wine from Spain, but it’s also grown in France, California and Australia. Garnacha is one of the world’s most planted grape and very undervalued....
by Debbie | Jun 4, 2018 | spanish wines, Uncategorized
We all have a first. It’s always exciting when I try a wine that is made with grapes I’ve never tasted before and or knew about. This wine – 2015 Godelia Godello-Dona Blanca was a first for me. It was a first with the Godello grape and the Dona Blanca grape....
by Debbie | Sep 18, 2017 | spanish wines
Pickling with Paniza When one plants a garden they can expect to give up a day to pickle the bounty of cucumbers they have before they rot. That is exactly what I did one day with the help of Paniza 2015 Cariñena from Bodegas Paniza in Spain. You always need a little...
by Debbie | Jul 20, 2017 | spanish wines, Tempranillo
Many times when you grill your steak you think of opening up a Cabernet Sauvignon or similar wine but there are many other red wines that go quite well with steak, especially grilled steak in the summer. Tempranillo from Spain is one of them. Recently we grilled a...
by Debbie | Jul 10, 2017 | spanish wines
It’s been quite a crazy spring and beginning of summer for us. We put our boat in the water back in April where it’s been sitting pretty, and just that, we’ve been so busy, in and out of town that we haven’t taken it out. The first weekend back we took the boat out...
by Debbie | Jul 3, 2017 | spanish wines
Whether it’s by the pool, on the boat or at the beach or on your porch, these two white wines from Spain you must bring along. There is nothing like the summer to enjoy some nice crisp white wines. You want these white wines to be lively and exciting just like your...