Wine

Only half a year ago I was bemoaning the rise and rise of flavoured wines, when in May I found myself in a serious wine tasting being asked to evaluate one. No, it wasn't a “Rosé Pamplemousse”, “Girls night out Strawberry Samba” or “Gallo Brothers Wild Vines Raspberry Zinfandel” (I

What if you decide to visit a wine collection on your vacation or, even better, a museum entirely devoted to the amazing world of wine, for a change? When we say that “wine is culture” we are not just repeating a tremendous cliché, we are stating a simple truth. Wine

Big-bellied clouds are lumbering across the sky and a threatening wind tosses the sprawling arms of the Bobal vines surrounding us at the Mustiguillo winery in Spain’s Valencia region. But winemaker Toni Sarrión hardly seems to notice the gathering storm as he talks about his favorite topic: Bringing Bobal back.