Spanish Wines

Fun and obscure: Spain’s mencia grape, Bierzo region, and Descendientes de J. Palacios “Petalos” wine

Posted on February 17, 2013 by The Sedimentalist

  Spanish wines continue to amaze me. After six beautiful weeks traveling the country, I still was not ready to leave the land of cava, sherry, garnacha, and crianza. Thankfully, the global wine world still makes it possible for gorgeous Spanish wines to be delivered to my door (or, in this case, to the door … Continue reading »

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Discovering Spanish Jumilla wine

Posted on September 3, 2011 by The Sedimentalist

Upon returning to San Diego after so much time in Argentina and Italy, I had one “wine goal” in mind: familiarize myself with wines from other countries, such as Spain. First stop? A beautiful, lush Spanish wine called Jumilla. Jumilla Region/Wines Produced Jumilla is a hot, rocky region in the southwest of Spain between La … Continue reading »

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