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Posted on 2016.06.29 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Tierra de Leon  |  Read more...

Spanish Wine Sale – All Bottles 15% Off This Saturday Only

Buy three or more bottles of Spanish wine and receive a 15% discount — Prices Start at $11/bottle. With deep discounts on any Spanish wine in the shop, this Saturday will be a great time to replenish the cellar,…

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Posted on 2016.05.25 in Saturday Sips Wines, Misc Spanish, Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ, Ribero del Duero, Rioja DOC, Catalunya, Cigales, Bierzo, Sherry/Jerez, Cava, Montsant, Arribes, Navarra, Costers del Segre, Tierra de Leon, Ribeiro, Valencia  |  Read more...

Saturday Sips: High Altitude Spanish Red with a Mediterranean Touch

Mas l’Altet “Avi” (Valencia, 2009) $210/6-pack (~$35/bottle) The husband-and-wife team of Alfredo Esteve and Nina Coolsaet are the heart and soul behind Bodega Mas l’Altet. Both engineers, the couple met by happenstance on their first day of master’s study of oenology….

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Posted on 2016.03.02 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Valencia  |  Read more...

Spanish Wine Sale – All Bottles 15% Off This Saturday Only

With deep discounts on any Spanish wine in the shop, this Saturday, January 2, will be a great time to replenish the cellar, grab yourself a special bottle that has developed with some age, or just stock up on every…

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Posted on 2015.12.28 in Saturday Sips Wines, Misc Spanish, Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ, Ribero del Duero, Rioja DOC, Catalunya, Cigales, Bierzo, Sherry/Jerez, Cava, Montsant, Arribes, Navarra, Costers del Segre, Tierra de Leon, Ribeiro  |  Read more...

A Tale of Two Rioja – Modern and Classic

The Modern Artuke “Pies Negros” (Rioja, 2011) ~$21/bottle With less than 55 acres of vineyards, Artuke Bodegas y Viñedos is most certainly a family affair. Artuke is the contraction of the names of Arturo and Kike de Miguel Blanco, brothers…

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Posted on 2015.12.14 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Priorat DOQ  |  Read more...

Cigales – The Other Great Spanish Tempranillo

César Príncipe (Cigales, 2009) ~$49/bottle 13 Cántaros Nicolás (Cigales, 2013) ~$14/bottle Although the Old Castile region of northwestern Spain is a hot and arid landscape that favors big and beefy red wines, historically Cigales has been known for their excellent-quality…

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Posted on 2015.10.15 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Cigales  |  Read more...

Dinner with the Winemaker of Castell d’Encus at Birmingham Country Club

Please join us on Wednesday, September 9 for a three-course dinner paired with Castell d’Encus wines. Oenologist and Raül Bobet’s “right-hand person” at Castell d’Encus, Mireia Taribó, will be joining us to talk about the vineyards and the processes that she and Raül…

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Posted on 2015.09.03 in Spain DO, News & Events, Costers del Segre  |  Read more...

Groundbreaking Sauvignon Blanc from the Pyrenees

Castell d’Encus “Taleia” (Costers del Segre, 2013) ~$40/bottle Raül Bobet has a long list of achievements: He has a masters degree in chemical engineering and a doctorate in oenology. He has 18 years of experience at Bodegas Torres, Spain’s largest producer…

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Posted on in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Costers del Segre  |  Read more...

French Inspiration, Mediterranean Soul

~$25 Principia Mathematica (Penedès, 2013) ~$25 Pas Curtei (Penedès, 2011) ~$79 Sot Lefriec (Penedès, 2006) Travel south and west down the coast of Spain from Barcelona past golden, powdery sand beaches before heading inland to the Massís del Garraf –…

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Posted on 2015.07.30 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Penedes  |  Read more...

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