Archive for October, 2007
Bodega Enrique Mendoza ‘Estrecho’ 2004
I went to a very interesting tasting yesterday, had a couple of very good wines and some top tier ports. So I'm all fired up today, not that it takes much. As a side note, I should have a couple of Spanish wines under screwcap to review in a couple of weeks, along side their [...]
Quinta do Crasto ‘Crasto’ 2006
Another quick note. I've stolen GW's good work with the "Other Vintages" tag until I come up with something better. So you can get all the info on the wine from the my first write up. 2006 is looking quite good for the Douro so far, the 2005s are undoubtedly excellent however. A whole raft are [...]
Segura Viudas Brut Reserva NV
Just a quick note on a very cheap, but good cava today. I bought this bottle at one of the more expensive retail chains, you can find this on special for under $10 at times. I am amazed that a wine of this quality can be made, exported to the other side of the world [...]
Chorizo Croquetas
Croquetas must be the ultimate bar snack, hot and crispy on the outside, warm, gooey and salty on the inside. I have been to a couple of tapas bars around Spain that specialise in Croquetas, including a great one in Valladolid where I got these tips on how to make them. These guys take their [...]
Bodegas La Purisma Trapio Monastrell 2004
These monastrell wines seem to get better each year, I’m not sure if its vintage conditions or increasing levels of skill and experience. Probably both. If you tried this wine a couple of years ago, give it another shot. I think you’ll be well rewarded for your $40 outlay. Opens up with aromas of chary [...]
Raventos i Blanc Reserva Brut 2005
There's been a lot a talk about the field for the Spring Racing Carnival this year, what with horse flu etc. But I haven't heard anything about the important stuff, the fizzy booze. The Raventos range is very classy stuff. Raventos and Juve y Camps are the best cavas you can buy in Australia at [...]
Valmiñor Albariño 2006
Rias Brixas apparently had a great year in 2006, and if this wine is anything to go by I'm looking forward to drinking more albariños from this vintage over the next few months. From this vintage so far I see great, fresh fruit with the usual stone fruits, but also some tropical fruits on the [...]
Pollo con Jamón y Queso
This is a very handy little dish, it could be a large snack or have a couple for lunch with a salad. It goes well with verdejo, but really this is chicken for red wine. Good garnarcha would be my pick. What you need: 4 Chicken thighs, skin off. 4 long slices of Jamón serrano. [...]
Coto de Hayas Tinto 2006
We are coming into BBQ season at the moment and this a good wine to kick things off. Grab some lamb chops and a bottle of this to kick off a quiet night at home mid week. Maybe some a salad if you want to be healthy. This is a joven wine, made mostly from [...]
Bodegas Castano Monastrell 2005
I've been fairly critical of wines made using carbonic maceration. The smell of burnt rubber isn't really something that I want in a wine. This one gets it right, not a hint of Dunlop's finest here. The result is a wine with fresh juicy fruit that's very easy to drink. Bright ruby in colour. Aromas [...]
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