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Wine Tasting In Malaga
Posted onMalaga is one of the cultural centres of southern Spain and it bequeathed to the world flamenco dance, cubist art and some very tasty wines. You can enjoy sweet Spanish wines when you go wine tasting in Malaga and they are the perfect accompaniment to all tapas.
Wine has been produced in Malaga for centuries by various peoples including the Phoenicians and the Moors. Despite being Arabic and forbidden by their religion the Moors were even enticed to produce and drink wine. Along with fantastic Moorish architecture it is one of the legacies which they have left to Malaga.
Most Malaga wines are made from the Muscat grape but they can also be of the Pedro Ximenez variety. They tend to be very rich with an earthy taste. Visitors to this part of Spain can visit a number of attractive and interesting Bodegas including the Antigua Casa de Guardia in the mountains of Malaga. Located high up in Axarquia amidst groves of fig trees, this is an award-winning winery which has been favoured by Isabel II, who was once Queen of Spain. In honour of her visit the Moscatel Isabel II wine was named after her. The Antigua Casa de Guardia is the oldest bodega in Malaga having been founded in 1840 and the wines are kept in oak casks.
This is just one of many worthwhile testing destinations within the Sierra Nevada and if you want to find out more about wine production in the area then the Mijas Wine Museum is the place to go. Located in San Sebastian, it is open all year around and offers introductory courses to Spanish wine as well as regular tasting sessions.
The Malaga Wine Museum
Within the province of Malaga is the town of Marbella which started life as a small fishing village and has many wine bars that serve tapas. Near to Marbella in Ojen is the Malaga wine Museum.
More than 20,000 tourists go to the museum every year and the surrounding area is where many of the best Malaga wines were created. Indeed the museum itself is a restored distillery. In the 19th century a brand of snaps was first made here which was named after its creator Pedro Morales as Pedro Morales Aguardiente de Ojen.
Malaga Restaurants
When considering which wines to drink is important to take into account what you are eating. Malaga is a seaside city in the south of Spain which has a fantastic range of local food and restaurants.
These restaurants include the famous Chiringuitos, which are beachside bars or taverns that serve freshly-caught fish. Malaga has some white wines that will go well with the catch of the day.
If you want to drink world-class wines in a star-studded setting then visit La Posada de Antonio, a restaurant which is owned by actor Antonio Banderas. The chef there prides himself on serving authentic Spanish food in conjunction with an intriguing wine list. The grilled meat and tapas are both recommended.
Tasting Time: In The Hot Summer Drink Red Wine Law – Wine, Wine – Food Industry – Kitchen Pressure
Posted on In the summer, Wine Can only be air-conditioned room, Beverages It?
High temperature of 33 degrees Celsius under the drink taste of Spain Toro producing strong, Wine Up to 15% of the top fine Red wine With the hot summer around the same table to eat hot pot not seasonal. To eat drink readily, most need a really high-tonnage air conditioners. However, the most sensible, and more Environmental protection Carbon reduction method, and perhaps both of these high-alcohol red wine has strong all incorporated into cellars, in the fall before the arrival of the first summer thirst quenching drink wine now! Yes, thirst quenching, a long forgotten world of wine taste value, in our increasingly hot planet, perhaps winemakers and wine makers began to seriously consider with the response to this problem. Is full of strong wine autumn and winter, please give me cool little wine bar!
In my experience, there is no other wine than from the Mo Seer Creek (Mosel) of Riesling (Riesling) Spirit A more refreshing. However, please do not misunderstand, I’m not talking super-high concentration of TBA is not rare is botrytis grapes Auselese, but the most ordinary common, the price is also very plain in Kabinette. Scent of flowers and fruits aroma with mineral and green lemon calm, low alcohol, slightly sweet and delicious, accompanied by mouth drops to flow continuously to the strong acidity, no air conditioner in the summer to drink icy cold the cup, the most refreshing is fun, extremely refreshing, after a drink, it is difficult not drink several glasses. As it is now such a hot season, and that is worth more than the ice in the refrigerator several bottles of wine, while definitely not over the top wine cabinet.
Addition to German-style Riesling, were not sweet, not too much oak Barrel Taste, fresh acid, the young fresh dry white wine of choice is the same in summer. Royal River from Sancerre to New Zealand Marlborough (Marlborough) The Sauvignon (SauvignonBlanc); from Alsace (Alsace) to Australia ClareValley of Riesling; Burgundy’s Chablis (Chablis), northern Italy, gray skin Snow (PinotGriggio), Spain, Galicia (Galicia) in the RiasBaixas, Austria GrnerVeltiner even from the hot Andalusian, is very delicate and detailed Manzanilla sherry. These are the summer will allow me to look forward to the arrival of the charming summer wine quickly.
Course, not only was cool and refreshing white wine, pink wine and sparkling wine is the preferred summer. In recent years, not sweet pink wine popular in the world after the international market can choose the type of pink wine suddenly many more. Except for a few more pink wine producing areas of production such as Long Valley, Provence and Tavel, there is now even had disdain pink wine producing areas of production and the winery also began to launch an IPO, which also includes many top Bordeaux Chateau, shows that the market demand is great. More frustrating is that now the Taiwan market is still very few pink wine.
Unimaginable, drinking red wine for summer, in fact, like a lot, but, most of them are stretch top, at least, not in the price is. Top of the wine refreshing because in addition to less often a strong addition of alcohol, the more important to pay attention to taste top wines structure, they must be able to durable storage, usually contain more tannin, and when the wine’s temperature is too low when it will become more astringent tannins more difficult to import, loss of balance to the top of the wine. Although no matter what type of wine, proper drinking temperature is not the 20 , so the temperature in the summer it is drinking slightly in pleasant for a little cold, but really cool for summer, the drink of the wine it can be re- ice point that, to be able to drop 12 , and even directly from the refrigerator out, the same can be very soft and easy to read, and the wine to be bold to taste even at low temperatures are pleasant as can a pure heart, not completely closed.
This wine tannins are very small, only being able to cold and will not appear too thin and stuck into the top, therefore, also less durable, the best take advantage of the fresh sweet taste of youth, early taste, after bottling After five or six years have passed after the usually the best time.
Tasting Time: Exploring The Five Secret Australian White Wine – Wine Tasting Time – Food Industry
Posted onTasting time : Exploring the White Australia Wine Five Secrets
HC food industry network Australian white wine Wine So simple that almost anyone can easily place the bottle. But with the following five tips, when necessary against the Australian white wine to new heights.
Australia Chardonnay (Chardonnay) most abundant and rich
“The Sunshine Bottling” (ABottleofSunshine) is the slogan of Australia to promote their wines, this slogan is not only doing my part to give Australia the most representative of the red grape varieties Syrah (Shiraz), but also can be used to describe Australia The most widely planted white varieties of Chardonnay grapes. Australian Chardonnay and Shiraz in Australia, like enjoying the abundant sunshine and warm climate, coupled with almost all winemakers like to use rubber Barrel Aging them to ferment Chardonnay, so most especially in the higher class of Chardonnay has tropical fruit abundance strong fragrance, the same as mango and pineapple fruit, strong and sweet oak to bring the oil-like texture.
Unwooded / Unoaked cool and fresh Few years ago, Australian Chardonnay oak with a strong sense of meet and conquer the U.S. market, when the locals drink too strong white wine that, when he suddenly realized, “Do we want our white wine is more refreshing it? “
Consequently, in Australia there is a different trend in the U.S. market in the United States, after the white wine oak aging Americans will be particularly marked in the wine marked, while in Australia, they have not been particularly marked oak Barrel aging (written for the “Unwooded” or “Unoaked”), means that: “This does not mean wine or low, but this wine make you feel cooler!”
Riesling afraid of acid, then there must be surprises
Australia, a large number of immigrants from Germany, naturally they bring the most pride in the German grape varieties Riesling, sometimes to show their German origin, but also as the “Rhine Riesling” (RhineRiesling ). Although Australia’s climate was warmer than in Germany, does not seem suitable for the cultivation of Riesling, but appropriate for early harvest of this species will allow to maintain the excellent inherent acidity. Australian Riesling fruit as his home in Germany or France Alsace wine more rich, but to wear off the tongue and the structure is really strong and sharp acidity. The total acidity too serious not to drink alcohol at home to challenge about it.
Sauvignon Blanc (SauvignonBlanc), fresh and simple
Reputation of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is more loud than Australia did not expect that from Australia, the species spread in the past will “wall of red.” Of course, this first benefit from the cool climate of New Zealand more than Australia. In Australia, although there are many breweries brewing Sauvignon Blanc, but usually brief light, color, and water is almost the same, with cool pure light grassy acidity. Australian winemakers seem to agree, “Sauvignon Blanc = light Spirit . “
Hunter Valley Semillon (Semillon) quite a lot of vintage ability When the famous British female
Wine Tasting Found a new home JancisRobinson produced by South Wales Hunter Valley Semillon (Semillon) after white wine charm, which was once ignored by many varieties of wine experts, has finally come to prove himself to say: “I can spawn high-end dry Spirit . “Thanks to the Hunter Valley’s unique climate and soil conditions, Semillon lest (Grave) outside the best dry white wine, or even the world’s best single variety Semillon dry white wine. one of the top grade, you will find when you put it 10 years later, it remains fresh and palatable.
Fall 2010 Wine Tasting Guide To The Best Of Bc – Wines 12 To 22
Posted onWelcome to part two of the 2010 wine tasting guide to the Best of BC wines. This article will discuss the remaining 11 wines on the list.
12) NKMip Qwam Qwmt Syrah 2007
This full bodied Syrah was aged in French and American oak barrels for 18 months, resulting in a flavour of red berry and plum, along with hints of cedar box and cracked pepper that ends with a smooth vanilla finish.
Price – $ 34.99
13) Osoyoos Larose Grand Vin 2007
Osoyoos Larose’s blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot was aged in 60% new French oak and 40% one-year-old barrels. There is a strong tannin flavour with just a hint of oak. The Grand Vin 2007 will cellar well until 2015.
Price – $ 45.00
14) Painted Rock Red Icon 2007
Painted Rock’s Red Icon is a blend of 33% Cabernet Franc, 20% Petite Verdot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 15 % Malbec that was aged 18 months in new French oak barrels. One can detect ripe fruit, flecked with dried herbs and a meaty leathery note. This red can be cellared until 2013.
Price – $ 54.94
15) Painted Rock Merlot 2007
Painted Rock’s red varietal consists of 97% Merlot and 3% Malbec that was aged 18 months in new French oak, resulting in a red with hints of honey, chocolate and a distinct, yet not overbearing, barrel note.
Price – $ 39.92
17) Poplar Grove Syrah 2007
Poplar Grove’s full-bodied Syrah has noticeable hints of ripe cherry, raspberry with leather and black pepper notes.
Price – $ 29.90
18) Quails Gate Old Vine Foch 2008
Made from vines planted 45 years ago and aged in American oak barrels for 18 months, Quails Gate’s Old Vine Foch has noticeable hints of cinnamon spice, candied cherry, bitter chocolate and tobacco. This wine will cellar well until 2015.
Price – $ 24.99
19) Sandhill Small Lots Barbera 2007
Sandhill Small Lots Barbera is comprised of 91%, Barbera and 9% Sangiovese, resulting in a red with hints of black fruits and plums dusted with spice. Only 270 cases of this were produced, so get them while you can.
Price – $ 30.00
20) Sandhill Small Lots Cabernet Syrah 2007
This 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Syrah was aged in American oak for 20 months. With hints of black fruits, chocolate, spice, black pepper, cedar, black licorice and cherry cordials, this red will go fast, as there were only 420 cases produced.
Price – $ 30.00
21) Sandhill Small Lots Sangiovese 2007
Another limited edition from Sandhill, with only 430 cases being produced, is their blend of 94% Sangiovese and 6% Barbera that was aged in one year old French oak for 20 months, resulting in a red that has hints of cedar, cherry, spice and leather.
Price – $ 30.00
22) Twisted Tree 6 Vines 2008
Twisted Tree is a newcomer into the BC wine community. Their blend of 30% Malbec, 25% Merlot, 15% Petit Verdot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Carmnre and 5% Cabernet Franc has hints of cassis and liquorice. This is yet another wine that you will have to pick-up as soon as possible as there were only 916 cases produced.
Look for part one of the Wine Tasting Guide to the Best of BC article for more tasting information on wines 1 through 11.
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Fall 2010 Wine Tasting Guide To The Best Of Bc – First 11 Wines
Posted onThe Fall 2010 Best of BC wine list is now out, and with 22 local wines from 13 wineries to choose from, it can be a difficult task for anyone, from the wine expert to novice wine collector. The following list will briefly describe the first 11 wines on the Best of BC list to help you make an informed decision on your purchases.
1) Burrowing Owl Meritage 2007
The 2007 Meritage is a blend of 36% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. With the aroma of black currant this wine can cellar up to 2018.
Price – $ 44.90
2) Burrowing Owl Syrah 2007
Burrowing Owl’s red varietal, made from 100% Syrah, or Shiraz grapes, was aged in French, American and Russian oak barrels. The resulting vintage contains hints of blackberry, plums and spice and can cellar until 2015.
Price – $ 34.90
3) CedarCreek Platinum Merlot 2007
A red varietal containing 97.3% Merlot and only 2.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, CedarCreek’s Platinum Merlot was aged 20 months in 100% French oak barrels, resulting in a Merlot that has hints of raspberry, blueberry, chocolate, spice and oak. This red can cellar for the next 10 years.
Price – $ 34.90
4) CedarCreek Platinum Meritage 2007
CedarCreek’s 44% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot blend can cellar up to 15 years. With its hint of ripe black fruit like blackberries and plums this isn’t a wine to miss out on.
Price – $ 35.00
5) Inniskillin Okanagan Discovery Series Tempranillo 2007
Inniskillin’s red varietal uses 100% Tempranillo grapes and was aged in 100% French oak barrels. With this red you can detect hints of dark cherry, plum and oak.
Price – $ 29.99
6) Jackson-Triggs Grand Reserve Cabernet Shiraz Viognier 2007
Jackson-Triggs 51% Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Shiraz blend was aged in 50% French and 50% American oak barrels for 18 months, resulting in an aromatic nose of ripe blackcurrant with undertones of spice.
Price – $ 29.99
7) Laughing Stock Portfolio 2007
Blending Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Laughing Stock’s 2007 Portfolio was aged in French oak barrels for 19 months and has hints of candied cherry, black berries and dark chocolate.
Price – $ 40.00
8) Mission Hill Compendium 2007
The 2007 Compendium is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Cabernet Franc, 21% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The nose of this wine includes of red currants, cedar, cinnamon and hints of mint, which gives way to notes of dried earth, sage, plum and sundried blackberries. This red is drinkable now and can cellar through to 2015-2017.
Price – $ 40.00
9) Mission Hill Quatrain 2007
The Mission Hill blend of 42% Merlot, 24% Syrah, 19% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon in the Quatrain 2007 has hints of ripe fruit, pepper and oak.
Price – $ 45.00
10) NKMip Qwam Qwmt Meritage 2007
This 75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc blend was aged in 80% French and 20% American oak barrels for 18 months. The fragrant nose of blueberry and ripe blackberry give way to a taste of rich cocoa, coffee bean and spice, with a smokey finish.
Price – $ 30.00
11) NKMip Qwam Qwmt Pinot Noir 2008
As the name suggests, this red varietal is made from 100% pinot noir grapes and has an inviting nose that displays elements of black cherry and plum with a hint of rosemary spice. As for taste, one can detect a substantial berry and spice flavour with a smooth oak finish.
Price – $ 30.00
Remember to look for part two of this article for tasting information on the Best of BC wines, 12 through 22.
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