We’re celebrating all things Spanish this month with a special offer and a very tasty tasting.  Following on from the great success of last months tasting with Adi Badenhorst, we are delighted to announce that Karin Nyland from Familia Martinez Bujanda wineries will be heading to our shores for a bite sized tasting on Saturday 18th May.  Very reasonably priced tickets are required and can be purchased by clickinghere.

Karin’s family have vineyards in Rioja, La Mancha and Rueda and we are offering 15% discount on these wines to get us in the mood for the tasting and indeed for the summer that is surely just around the corner..?

You will find deliciously refreshing white wines in the Rueda region.  We love them with seafood – with a bowl of steamed mussels or mackerel pâté on toast.  A glass of Finca Montepedrosa Rueda would be the kind of thing any guest would be delighted to be welcomed with when they pop round for a glass of wine and a chat.

La Mancha in central Spain is a vast arid landscape right in the centre of Spain where the high altitude keeps things cool enough at night for grapes to thrive.  Here, the family acquired land for Finca Antigua winery and they make fantastic value red wines.  The land they bought was home to old vine international varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, as well as Tempranillo which is the key grape in Rioja.

Finca Antigua Tempranillo Finca Antigua Syrah Finca Antigua Cabernet Sauvignon Finca Antigua Merlot Infinitus Ecologico: a modern blend of Tempranillo, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.

Most people’s first encounter with Spanish wine will be with a Rioja and these are such classic, elegant wines that we turn to them time and again.  They go brilliantly with the kind of food we love to eat (perfect with a roast dinner) and represent fabulous value for money.  These round and soft vanilla scented wines are so appealing, and offer great choice to wine drinkers who can choose from the youthful and fruity Joven wines to the mature, harmonious and integrated Reserva wines.

Vina Bujanda Crianza Vina Bujanda Reserva Finca Valpiedra Reserva

We think there is something for everyone in Spain.  Cheers!