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December 2004 - Vol 8 |
VINTAGE SPAIN NEWSLETTER. Wine tasting tours in Spain |
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Christmas is almost here, time for wine, sparkling
wine (cava) and gastronomy. We wish you have
great time and enjoy every moment. We hope
that the World, like a good wine, improves
with aging and gets better this new year
Wine and Don Quixote
in La Mancha is our tour this month.
Our selections are a true luxury treat, the
winery Miguel Merino
in Rioja, chef Raúl Vaquerizo
from El Rincón
del Olivar in Valladolid, and
a great new book on Spanish wines, The
wines of Rioja by John Radford.
We know and like the places and establishments we recommend, this is why we can talk about
them and also why we would appreciate very much your opinion about them. They are all
very open and friendly with wine lovers and most are out of the tourist track.
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can also email us to
news@vintagespain.com
use this email address to send us suggestions,
comments, complains, contributions, etc.
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FEATURED TOUR |
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WINE AND DON QUIXOTE IN LA MANCHA
2005
is the 4th Centenary of
the publication of the first edition of
The ingenious knight don Quixote de
la Mancha, the best known piece in
Spanish literature. To join this celebration
we invite you to follow this route in La
Mancha, where you will enjoy winery visits
with special wine tasting and a tour to
the famous mills fought by don Quixote.
You will also discover the authentic gastronomy
of La Mancha in selected restaurants or
in a field meal or "comida campera"
in a winery. We will taste the spectacular
and famous manchego cheese
always tasty, but really outstanding accompanied
by a good manchego white or red
wine. And experience the famous
tapas in the bars of La Mancha.
This tour can be specially designed for
corporate events.
For
more info mail to: info@vintagespain.com
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FEATURED WINERY |
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MIGUEL MERINO
- D.O. Rioja.
Briones One
of the smallest wineries in Rioja
and at the same time one of the
more outstanding ones, not only
for the great wine they make but
also for Miguel’s enthusiasm
and dedication for its wine, which
we think it is one of the main secrets
in the making. He makes classical
Reservas of Rioja with a modern
touch. The best thing we can recommend
you is to taste it.
More
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ICONO
SERVEIS
Our collaborators in Barcelona for a different
type of guided visit, where wine and gastronomy
will be complemented with culture, art and
history.
CAMINOS
DEL VINO
Our collaborators for the wine tours in
the land of Don Quixote. |
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AGENDA
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Vintage Spain can help you attending any
of these events
-January 18-20, 2005.
Madrid-Fusión III Cumbre Internacional
de Gastronomía. Madrid
-February 25 - March 9, 2005.
IX Jerez Festival, Flamenco.
-May 1-8, 2005. Jerez Horse
Fair in Jerez de la Frontera.
- May 9-12, 2005.
FENAVIN National Wine Fair in Ciudad
Real.
- 2005.
IV Centenary of Don Quixote.
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SCHEDULED TOURS
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Coming
soon 2005 Schedule.
If you are interested in specific
dates, please let us know.
For more details contact us info@vintagespain.com
NOTE:
We would like for you to
send us your contributions
for the newsletter: description of wineries
or wines you enjoy, articles about cities
related to wine, interesting festivals and
events, comments about tours you have enjoyed
or you haven´t, etc. |
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FEATURED RESTAURANT |
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EL RINCÓN DEL OLIVAR.
Valladolid This
small restaurant is a good example
of the famous new Spanish cuisine.
Stands out for its high quality
food, creative dishes, a good wine
list and an excellent price value.
Chef Raúl Vaquerizo has put
his restaurant among the best in
Valladolid.
SPECIAL: Christmas lunch in December
More information |
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STRONGLY RECOMMENDED: A NEW BOOK |
THE WINES OF RIOJA by
JOHN RADFORD
Published
by Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Series,
Nov 2004. The
first book devoted exclusively to
the wines of Rioja since 1987, it
covers the history, geography and
development of the wines, soils,
grapes and winemaking technology.
Detailed profiles of more than 100
bodegas, some historic, some ultra-modern
and some slightly unhinged. There’s
a full list of all the bodegas in
the region and a definitive translation
of the current reglamento, at a
time when regulation is changing
radically in a ground-breaking move
unprecedented anywhere else in Spain.
More information in www.johnradford.com
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