Bill Bolloten

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Bill Bolloten tastes a Tintilla that expresses the wilder side of Cádiz

It's not all about sherry in Andalusia; there are red wines too. Bill Bolloten drinks a Tintilla de Rota from Bodegas Luis Pérez and gets a taste of the wild side of Cádiz. New today at the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social.
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Almendras garrapiñadas - Spanish crack

Good times in great company… and l also finally got to meet @billboll.bsky.social! 🥂

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 from me today at the Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from @BodegasArgueso has me reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio.

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Siluvio Bodegas y Viñedos: Reviving La Mezcla Canguesa — Spanish Wine Collective Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.

Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.

www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/siluvio...

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.

www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/los-nue...

Too odd for normies, too available for the cool kids — but it remains iconic.

(If you’re not a fino fan, try it with some good tonic and it will change your mind.)

Agreed. The En Rama release is a real banger too.

You can't go wrong with that pairing!

Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Tío Pepe: dry but never boring. Bill Bolloten pays tribute to the classic Jerez fino

A dispatch from Jamonlandia. I pay tribute to one of Spain’s most iconic and emblematic wines, Tío Pepe fino.

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Fire and wine for the Feast of St John — Spanish Wine Collective Alan Nance recounts the significance of midsummer fires in Catalonia, and uncorks some fine local wines to celebrate the occasion.

Our Catalonia correspondent Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social explains why St John's Eve (23 June) is so important in his home region, and uncorks some fine Catalan wines by Nuria Renom, El Jardí dels Sentits, Celler Joan d’Anguera and Can Descregut.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Alan Nance is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling.

Wine of the week. Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling. The prize was the Laietà Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava Alta Alella.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Adrian McManus draws our attention to an Atlantic red wine from Ribeiro in north-east Spain.

Should the Atlantic red wines of DO Ribeiro be better known? Our Galicia correspondent @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social thinks so, and draws our attention to this fresh, red-fruited tinto from Casal do Canteiro.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar for one of Spain’s best wine festivals and tastes a fine vino de pasto from Jerez.

Wine of the week. I tasted the first still white wine made by the Jerez bodega Fernando de Castilla.

www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/yema-2024

A farewell to the Spanish Wine Collective — Spanish Wine Collective Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.

Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.

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I’m going to sit my Spanish Wine Scholar exam. Another bit of paper, then WSET3

You won’t be disappointed. Unfortunately I’ll miss that event as I will be in Berlin.

My latest dispatch for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social

Seville isn’t far behind. Shitty little windowless cells. 80€

On wine, food and friends — Spanish Wine Collective As spring unfurls across the Garraf, Alan Nance offers up a recipe for communion with others

As spring unfurls across the Garraf region of Catalonia, Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social reflects on how food and wine can truly become a living, soulful experience in the company of others.

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Our Madrid correspondent José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visits Bosque de Matasnos, a flagship project for sustainable wine production in Ribera del Duero.

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

Galicia Wine Taste: a wine pilgrim’s progress — Spanish Wine Collective Bill Bolloten makes a wine pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for the first edition of Galicia Wine Taste

A pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for the first edition of Galicia Wine Taste.

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Embutido overload in León — Spanish Wine Collective Chris Lynch gives us the lowdown on the bars and free tapa culture of León

Chris Lynch @clynch83.bsky.social gives us the lowdown on the bars and free tapa culture of León.

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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.

Our first article in Spanish. Madrid correspondent José Luis Rodríguez Martínez continues his quest to find great places to drink wine in Madrid. His visits Fun Fun, a stylish and welcoming bar that offers natural wines from Spain and beyond.

www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fun-fun

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.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fun-fun