Interpreting Wine podcaster Lawrence Francis on world wine regions, marketing strategy and the power of storytelling.
Category: Spain
The Bottle Less Chosen
Why you should keep exploring wine, even after you know what you like.
Vinelands: Bodegas Enguera
Bodegas Enguera – an award-winning family winery near Valencia, Spain
On Drinking Alone
Drinking alone is viewed with suspicion in many circles (possibly the same circles that disparage masturbation?) Solo imbibing is seen as problematic, a precursor to or symptom of addiction; emblem of greed; proof positive of a moribund social life.
Best Wine Bars: Los Picos Cafe
Sometimes the best wine bars are not wine bars at all. At least that’s the case with Los Picos, a cafe in Valencia’s Ruzafa neighborhood.
Women in Wine: Ana Mendez Gil
Versatus, evokes the heft of wedding silver and the delicacy of crystal goblets. This masterpiece is the handiwork of third-generation wine-maker Ana Mendez Gil of Genus De Vinum, in Ourense, Galicia.
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