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Albet i Noya organic cava
This week food blogger Tara Stevens starts looking at Spanish wines and gets stuck into the fizz
Jul 13, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Paco y Lola Albariño
Food blogger Tara Stevens marvels at behind the scenes marketing ploys to make us buy wine
Jul 20, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Photo by Tara Stevens
Parés Baltà Ros de Pacs - Organic Rosé
Pares Balta is now making some of the best value, organic wines on the market, particularly a juicy rosé that’s perfect for hot August nights
Jul 27, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog (1 Comments)
Ribeira Sacra: Eastern Galicia’s Little Known Wine Region
Wine blogger Tara Stevens gets stuck into some Galician whites and finds there’s more to the region than meets the eye
Aug 3, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Marqués de Alella Blanc 2008
Our resident wine blogger tucks into something juicy, refreshing and very local as stormy August takes hold
Aug 10, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Brandán Algueira 2008, Bodega Adega Algueira, Ribeira Sacra
Tara discovers a white that's perfect for late August days in Barcelona
Aug 17, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Why doesn’t Spain do Gris?
Wine blogger Tara Stevens returns from a trip to Morocco raving about the vin Gris they make there, and laments the lack of it here
Aug 24, 2009 in Food and drink blog
Blackberry Magic: Novellum 2005, Toro
September is a time to look forward to the release of 2008 wines for the first days of autumn, and to a limited production red from Toro
Aug 31, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
New Wave Wine Blogs
Tara takes a week off the bottle and finds herself instead in the wonderful and addictive world of Wine Library TV
Sep 7, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Acústic 2007, Montsant
Our resident Barcelona drinks-blogger presents something big and brambly for autumn …
Sep 15, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Baltasar Gracián Garnacha Viñas Viejas—€7.95
This week Tara tucks into some of the best value Garnacha around and drinks to the value of old vines…
Sep 28, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Baldomà Selecció 2008, D.O. Costers del Segre
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. Please leave a comment below if there’s anything you’d like to recommend for our tasting sessions
Oct 12, 2009 in Food and drink blog
Photo by Tara Stevens
Corral del Obispo, D.O. Bierzo, 100% Mencía, 2008 (€5.90)
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. This week it’s a brilliantly priced Bierzo that needs a little work, but with patience is worth the effort
Oct 19, 2009 in Food and drink blog
Photo by Tara Stevens
Evodia, Calatayud Red Wine, Old Vines Garnacha, 2008
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. This weeks comes from the same bodegas that make Baltasar, but it’s cheaper and groovier…
Oct 26, 2009 in Food and drink blog (1 Comments)
Disco, D.O. Ribera del Duero, 2007
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. Here’s a cracker from the region of greatness: Ribero del Duero…
Nov 2, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Christmas Wines
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. This is the first in a series of blogs in the build up to Christmas starting with the king of Catalan celebration drinks: cava
Dec 1, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Christmas Wines Part II
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. This is the second in a series of blogs in the build up to Christmas, with suggestions on what to drink at the end of the meal
Dec 7, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Christmas Wines Part III
The Monday wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10. This is the third in a series of blogs in the build up to Christmas showcasing some luscious, great-value reds
Dec 14, 2009 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Tres Torres, Garnacha-Cariñena, 2007, Penedès
Monday's wine blog seeks out great value Spanish wines for under €10.
Jan 4, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Uses for Vermouth Yzaguirre Blanco Reserva
As always my aim is to bring you great value wines for under a tenner, but this week inspired by the winter chill and cool, cool bars of Copenhagen, I’m bringing you a fortified wine in the shape of one of the best cocktails of 2009. Salut!
Jan 11, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Photo by Tara Stevens
Txomín Etxaniz Txakoli 2009
It’s one of the freshest, zingiest whites around, so why don’t we drink more of it?
Jan 18, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Photo by Tara Stevens
Los Aguilares, Pago El Espino, Ronda 2006
"No me digas…spectacular reds from Andalucia?"
Jan 25, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Hollywood wines
Jean Leon's Terrasola range beautifully express the terroir of the Penedès
Feb 1, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Vintage Valentine's
If you want to push the boat out on something that gives champagne a run for its money, look no further than the fabulous fizz of Agustí Torelló Mata
Feb 9, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog
Photo by Tara Stevens
El Miracle 120, D.O. Valencia, €4.95
Today sees the return of Tara Stevens's wine blog, where she seeks out decent, well-priced Spanish and Catalan wines for you to try
Apr 5, 2010 by Tara Stevens in Food and drink blog (2 Comments)