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 →
When we visited Montilla in September 2017, the Tres Miradas range was an impending launch. This is the latest collaboration between Envínate and Bodegas Alvear. As we were going to miss it we asked if we could be sent some details and perhaps learn more about the new range when we returned in January 2018. To say that we were… Read more →
November 2017 saw us review a very special Fino from Lagar Los Raigones, the first release of the Fino Lagar del Cerro,which can be found here. We arranged to collect the second release of the November 2017 saca when we visited Montilla in January this year. When we arrived at the lagar we were treated to an impromptu tour of… Read more →
There is always that one place on your “to visit list” and even although you have driven past it so many times either time pressures or other plans means you never have. That place for us is Bodegas La Aurora, one of the largest producers in Montilla-Moriles. Fortune was on our side this time as during our impromptu visit to… Read more →
It is our second day in Córdoba and it was time to explore some old and new haunts. Our first stop was one that we were keen to revisit was one of our favorite bars in Córdoba, Bodega Guzmán. After ordering and sitting down Rafael, the owner, greeted us as we sipped on our pre-tapas fino. There was no other… Read more →