We thought that it would be interesting to provide the following background information on the “3 Miradas” range from Bodegas Alvear to supplement our tasting notes. This is the latest collaboration between Envínate and Bodegas Alvear. “The 3 Miradas project represents a search for the expression of a terroir historically known as Sierra de Montilla – Calidad Superior. The winemaking approach… Read more →
In April we returned to Córdoba for the 35th edition of the Cata del Vino Montilla-Moriles held from April 18th to April 22nd at the Diputación Provincial de Córdoba. It would be the 2nd Cata del Vino we have attended, our first being in 2017, and we were looked forward to catching up with friends from the region. Organized by the… Read more →
Our first visit to Montilla-Moriles in 2018 was in January. We had never visited at this time of year before. It is always important to catch up with people and bodegas that have supported and educated us during our journey through Montilla-Moriles. So we arranged to drop in and see Francisco Robles at Bodegas Robles for a catch up. January… Read more →
This Amontillado is part of the Piedra Luenga organic range of wines produced by Bodegas Robles in Montilla. The range includes a Verdejo, Tempranillo, Fino, Amontillado, Cream, Pale Cream and Pedro Ximénez. Pioneers in organic production in Spain, we have been priviledged to visit the bodega numerous times. More of an honour was to see their harvest and the pasera… Read more →
One of our favourite restaurants in Montilla is Taberna Bolero. The food and accompanying wines, notably the house Amontillado which is over 90 years old, are fantastic so we always make a point of dining here on every visit to Montilla. Sometimes with friends but on this ocassion it was just us, sitting at the bar, taking in the atmosphere,… Read more →
We have posted three wine reviews from Lagar Los Raigones, the first was in November last year about the first saca of the Fino Lagar del Cerro from April 17th 2017. Our review of that wine can be found here. In that review, it was highlighted that the second saca of this wine was to be released in November 2017… Read more →
When we were in Andalucia in January we received a surprise message on Instagram, quite literally out of the blue. It was from social media content and web site providors for a biennial international wine fair being held in Jerez de la Frontera in June, Vinoble 2018. They asked us to write an article “An Introduction to D.O. Montilla-Moriles Wines” for the… Read more →
In September 2017, during our 7th visit to the region, we visited Cooperativa Ntra Sra del Rosario (Lagar de Hoyos) in Moriles. During that visit we got to try some of their wines straight from the tinajas. This was entirely thanks to Raul and Sofia. We always try to bring wines home to review and here is what we thought.… Read more →
Equipo Navazos bottled this dry white wine, classed as a vino joven in Montilla-Moriles, as part of their trinity of historic Andalucian wine vareties which include Palomino Fino and Moscatel. More information on this wine can be found on the Equipo Navazos web site here. This wine is made from 100% Pedro Ximénez grapes, has an ABV of 12.5%, and was… Read more →
In the spring of 2016 Perez Barquero released the first en rama version of their iconic Gran Barquero Fino. Unfortunately we did not get to try it but we did get a bottle of their second release in October 2016 which we reviewed here. The Autumn 2017 saca of Gran Barquero Fino en Rama is a generous wine made from 100%… Read more →