Grapevine

They seem to pop up each time I’m surfing the wine-centric internet: the numerous reports on studies that support or refute the benefits and detriments of wine consumption. Each time I read these – regardless of the source – I

This week we are traveling to the final destinations on our virtual tour of Spain’s six major wine regions before heading home. We motor in our Spanish-produced Tauro Sport Coupe rental to the far northern coast and the sixth region,

In last week’s column our virtual travel transported us to the Ebro River Valley, a hotbed of exciting developments in Spanish wines. Here the Tempranillo grape reigns supreme. This grape is rarely grown outside of Spain and Portugal (I’m starting

Yes, we’re still touring – and enjoying Spain’s geography, culture, cuisine and wines. This week on our virtual tour we’re leaving the coastal regions and heading inland. With every step we take into Spain’s past, literally and figuratively, we find

This week our virtual tour of Spain’s wine regions takes us further up the Mediterranean coast to the bucolic region of Penedès. Geographically, it is only a 45-minute drive, due west of cosmopolitan Barcelona in Catalonia. Yet historically and culturally,

Last week in our virtual tour of Spain’s wine regions, we settled in on the Mediterranean coast, traveling along the southern areas of Alicante and Valencia. This week, still focusing on the third of Spain’s six wine regions, we’ll travel

For the past few columns I’ve been focusing on my renewed infatuation, and building appreciation, for the wines coming into the United States from Spain. I recently attended a celebration of the wine, food and design of all things Spanish,

This week’s column, part four of my reprised multi-focus virtual tour of Spain’s primary wine-producing regions, focuses on the second of Spain’s six wine regions – Meseta Central. More than any other wine region in Spain, this is an area

I hope you’ve been heeding my encouragement to explore Spain’s new generation of wines coming to the New World. In the past two columns I’ve been focusing on an overview of Spanish wines and history, including a virtual tour from

Remember the heady days before the Great Recession? Irrational exuberance. Conspicuous consumption. For some these were forewarnings of economic turmoil ahead. For others these became the mantra for sustained hedonism. Then it all came crashing down around our feet. Some