Spanish wine regions - Rioja DOCa
Rioja DOCa is the leading wine region of Spain, and considered one of the five best-known and most prestigious wine-producing regions of the world.
Spanish wine regions
There are seven key wine regions in Spain: Catalunya, Castilla-Leon, Castilla-La Mancha, Rioja, Navarra, Galicia and Sherry. Today let’s briefly talk about the signature wines and grape varieties for each region.
How to store wine if you don’t have a wine cellar? (II)
There are several rules you need to obey to store your wine correctly. Otherwise the wine will age the way it should.
Tip of the day #27 How to store wine if you don’t have a wine cellar? (I)
If you don’t have a nice underground wine cellar, there are certain rules you will absolutely have to abide by if you want to store your wine correctly.
Cru Classe with your burger, Madam? (II)
Today let’s have a look at other “experiments” conducted by Decanter columnist Fiona Beckett to match top-notch wines with fast food.
Cru Classe with your burger, Madam? (I)
Do you keep treasured bottles for special occasions only? If Robert Parker takes his favourite bottles along to his local Chinese, why shouldn’t you?
How to read tasting notes (medium-bodied red wines)
What wine has the scent of cigar box? Is it a good thing if the flavour of a wine is "tightly knit"?
How to read tasting notes (aromatic and sweet white wines)
What does “heady” and "lanolin" mean when describing a sweet wine?
Champagne alternatives
The sound of corks popping always heralds the advent of the festivals and celebrations– but it doesn’t have to be Champagne every time.
Why choose Chardonnay to make champagne?
What do sparkling wine makers favour Chardonnay?