Now And Zin Wine

It is late February as I write this, but here in Southern California it feels like spring. Today was gorgeous, if a little cloudy, with temp...

Antonio Díez Martín is an artisan winemaker from Spain's Ribera del Duero region. He pulls grapes from the vines in his family's vin...

Summertime - especially this one - calls for wines that like to be served with a chill. The winemakers of Rioja want you to know that they c...

It was Spanish wine that started my own interest in the broad spectrum of vino.  It dragged a self-described "beer-only" guy int...

The Familia Martínez Bujanda winery was established in 1889. Today, it's run by Carlos Martínez Bujanda and his sister Pilar . The f...

Paramus Verdejo is made at Bodegas Soterrano , according to Ferrer Family Wines , under the guidance of winemaker Adolfo Heredia . The Rue...

You've been there before. In unfamiliar territory for dinner - not in a restaurant, with a wine list and plenty of choices, but at a f...

The wines of Spain loom large in my love of the grape.  It was a tasting event featuring Spanish wines which first made me want to pursue...

A wrought iron loveseat has been moved to a higher position in the backyard and stripped of its filthy, brick-colored cushions.  The frame ...

I went expecting nothing more than a smorgasbord of Spanish wines.  I came away with a greater understanding of some grape varieties that h...

Spanish wines always seem to amaze me.  I see images of smallish vines growing out of clumps of dusty rocks set about 10 feet apart from ea...