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A sherry showcase: Juan Piñero’s wines meet modern Andalusian cuisine at Augurio in Seville — Spanish Wine Collective Bill Bolloten enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ to remember in Seville

New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. @billboll.bsky.social enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ (dinner with wine pairings) to remember in Seville at Augurio, featuring the sherry wines of Bodegas Juan Piñero.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective A glass of Manzanilla Pasada has Bill Bolloten reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio

New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from Bodegas Argüeso (Sanlúcar de Barrameda) has @billboll.bsky.social reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of ClubContubernio.

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@billboll.bsky.social Well there you go

Here’s a wine you need to try…

Canarias en plural: los vinos que desafían la etiqueta — Spanish Wine Collective Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata ...

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Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.

Great review by my colleague @billboll.bsky.social of what sounds like an important new addition to the library of Spanish wine writing

Los nuevos vinos manchegos: rebelión silenciosa en Fenavín 2025 — Spanish Wine Collective José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha

José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha.

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Our man in the south @billboll.bsky.social laying down some classic Palomino grooves to take us into the weekend

Here’s my latest for the Collective, including some 🔥 wines

If you’re looking for something sparkling to drink this weekend, then check out my latest for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social

Another wine gets added to the wish list…

Great write-up by @billboll.bsky.social of a recent visit we paid to a winemaker whose wines you definitely need to seek out

Now here’s a wine that sounds right up my street… latest despatch from @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social my mentor for all things Galician

My latest musings for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social A must read for lovers of home-cooked Mediterranean classics

Bosque de Matasnos: un vino, un paraje y una historia de sostenibilidad libre de etiqueta — Spanish Wine Collective José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bosque de Matasnos, un proyecto emblemático de la sostenibilidad medioambiental en pleno corazón de la Ribera del Duero.

José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bosque de Matasnos, un proyecto emblemático de la sostenibilidad medioambiental en pleno corazón de la Ribera del Duero.

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My fellow traveller @billboll.bsky.social giving us good reason to walk to Santiago de Compostela…

If you’re planning to visit León in north-west Spain, then you’d do well to read this…

Fun Fun: disfrutar el vino orgánico en Madrid "sin salir de casa” — Spanish Wine Collective José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.

Nuestro primero artículo en español. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez continúa su búsqueda de excelentes lugares para beber vino en Madrid y visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
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Simplesmente Vinho: Portugal’s showcase for smaller producers — Spanish Wine Collective Mary Bowles goes to Porto for Simplesmente Vinho and discovers some fantastic wines

We are delighted to publish a guest post by Mary Bowles. Mary went to Porto to attend Portugal’s leading independent wine fair, Simplesmente Vinho, where she discovered fantastic wines from Adega do Vadio, Quinta da Várzea da Pedra and Cortes de Cima.
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Thought you would approve of that 😉

My latest piece for the Spanish Wine Collective is now online (link below), this time pairing book with wine

Waymarks on a wine road traversing Catalunya, Eastern Loire, Sicilia, Alicante, Jerez and Beaujolais

Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Chris Lynch drinks a tinto from the Valencia region and dreams of warmer days by the Mediterranean

Wine of the week. Chris Lynch goes to one of our favourite producers Rafael Cambra, and opens his Casalabor, a tinto made with the local variety Arcos. An elegant wine with flavours of red fruits and herbs, that evokes warmer days by the Mediterranean.

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Wine days in Barcelona — Spanish Wine Collective Bill Bolloten chooses some favourite wines from three days of tasting in Barcelona

Today we publish @billboll.bsky.social's report on three days of wine tasting at Barcelona Wine Week, Vinos "Off the Record" and Liquid Vins.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Adrian McManus explores the fascinating history of a once popular sweet wine from Galicia

@adrianmcmanus.bsky.social visits D.O. Ribeiro, one of the oldest wine regions in Europe for our wine of the week. Tostado is a unique sweet wine from Adegas Celme, which has been rescued from oblivion and now formally recognised by the appellation.

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Five historic taverns in Madrid where you can experience Spain’s wine culture  — Spanish Wine Collective José Luis Rodríguez Martínez takes us on a tour of Madrid taverns with a flavour of the past

José Luis Rodríguez Martínez takes us on a tour of five Madrid taverns that offer an opportunity to relive the atmosphere of the past. These authentic places combine a rich and exciting history with a contemporary take on great Spanish wine.

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And check out what he has to say

Domaine Sérol Chez Coste 2023 kicking off my 2025 Loire road trip with @billboll.bsky.social Unsulfured Gamay St-Romain, fermented & aged in amphora. Deeply coloured with a lingering savoury freshness, this waltzed with peppery pork sausage and then made friends among tonight’s cheeses. Santé !

Graceful and delightful indeed

Come on folks, let’s all give a 🖕 to the January abstainers and drink champagne on a Monday. The energy and vitality in Le Fruit de ma Passion Millésime 2019 from #VincentCharlot has set me up for the week. Santé !