We are delighted to announce that one of our wines won a gold medal in the 2012 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition (HKIWSC), one of the largest pan-Asian wine and spirit competitions of its kind. The Cathay Pacific HKIWSC has one simple objective: to recognise and reward the best wines and
The world’s no. 1 food exhibition took place in Paris, from 21 to 25 October 2012. I visited the exhibition 3 complete days... An exciting and intense experience! Same as me, another 140,000 professional visitors from the food industry and 5,900 international exhibitors from 100 countries were under the same roof.
Today I visited the most important culinary event in Spain, San Sebastian Gastronomika – Basque Country Savour It, held for the 14th time. After the huge success of 2011, this international event once again brings together the best of Spanish and international cuisines. Following the structure used in previous years (Alta Off, Popular and Market)
Stephen Tanzer, editor and publisher of the critically acclaimed bimonthly International Wine Cellar, an independent journal read by wine professionals and wine lovers in 34 countries, has recommended two of our Txakolis from Bodega Berroja, rating them "outstanding": -2011 Txakoli Aguirrebeko: 90 pts. -2011 Txakoli Berroja: 92 pts. TXAKOLI AGUIRREBEKO Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar,
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Issue #202 (Aug 2012) is out and the big man himself reviewed one of our wines: [divider] Torremorón 2011: 92 points “An excellent bargain, this 100% Tempranillo (80-100-year old vines) was aged completely in stainless steel. This may be the “bargain of the year” in my tastings. It boasts a deep
The April 2012 Parker ratings have been released for the Catalonia region. The representative of the Wine Advocate is now Neal Martin (used to be Jay Miller). We are very happy to inform you that our wines did have excellet ratings: [divider] Cava El Xamfra Mercat Brut: 89 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2009
On May 8, 2012, the Neptune Palace of Madrid hosted the First Hall of Wine 5 Stars, organized by Penin Guide to present the wines to which the guide has awarded its 2012 edition 5-star rating by its excellent quality / price. Nearly 90 wineries and over 260 wines from 40 Spanish production
Alimentaria 2012 was held from 26 to 29 March 2012. Once again Barcelona became an international business centre for all professionals with ties to the food and drinks industry. With more than 94,000 sqm and 3.900 exhibitors, Alimentaria is one of the most important food and drinks trade shows in the world. This
Godello is a white variety of wine grape grown in northwestern Spain, in particular in Galicia. The Valdeorras region in eastern Galicia, northeast Spain, is an area of steep hills, terraced vineyards, and a wet Atlantic climate. One of the oldest grape varieties in Spain, the Godello was documented even in Roman times, but was
This exhibition took place in Madrid, from 5 March to 8th. The twenty-sixth edition of this event saw the presence of 1.056 exhibitors displaying more than 30.000 fine food products, to the delight of all the professionals from the industry who came to visit the exhibition (including me!!).
