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Always formidable. Fruit forward, hint of vanilla and spice. RP92.

Manuel Somohano / December 4, 2020

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Repeat Grapes List: Bobal (#83-B) Grape: Bobal

Repeat Grapes List: Bobal (#83-B)

Grape: Bobal
Alcohol: 13.5%
Vintage: 2020
Wine: Mil Historias
Winery: Alto Landon
Country: Spain
Date: 4/15/23
DO: Manchuela
Distributor: Mil Caminos Imports
Original Entry: RT500 # RT500 #83 (5/30/21)

The Wine: I had already tried other wines from Alto Landon, so I took one of these home. It had more body than I expected, and the black fruit was mainly present on both aroma and palate but accompanied by some earthy tones. Well-balanced tannins and acidity. Very enjoyable.

The Grape: Bobal is a dark-skinned grape native to Utiel-Requena and one of the most planted in Spain behind Tempranillo and Airén. The name is estimated to derive from the Latin word Bovale, meaning bull. There's a documentary from 2008 called Bobal and Other Stories About Wine by film director Zev Robinson.

The Country: This wine, like my previous entry, is also from Spain and from the southeastern side of the country. Particularly from the Manchuela Comarca between the valleys of the Rivers Júcar and Cabriel. The D.O. was the seventh created in the region of Castille-La Mancha and includes over seven municipalities. Their climate is continental, and the soil is lime-bearing clay.

How does it differ from the previous entry: The expression of the wines was different. This wine was ready to drink now versus my comments on the other one, and I drank both wines at 3 years from their individual releases. Also, they are from nearby denominations of origin, but still, they have their own persona. The previous one was from Utiel-Requena, while this one was from Manchuela.

What's your take on this grape?

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163 of 500 Grapes (Vitovska) - 337 grapes left

A Wine Tasting With Winemaker Gil Nuñez Date: Fri

A Wine Tasting With Winemaker Gil Nuñez
Date: Friday 5/2/23
Location: La Bodeguita de Luis, Toa Baja
Distributor: LuxoWine
Wines:

Heredad de Peñalosa - Rueda Verdejo (2021)
Las Garnachas de Tritium - Rioja (2019)
Hermanos Frias del Val - Rioja Alavesa (2018)
Dominio de Berzal - Crianza Rioja Alavesa (2018)
Dominio de Berzal - 7 Varietales (2017)
Bagus - Ribera del Duero (2019)
Clos Berenguer - Seleccio Priorat (2019)

Hemingway once said, "When people talk, listen completely. Don't be thinking what you're going to say. Most people never listen." So true. Most people wait for someone to finish talking so that they can sell their position and win the argument. There are very few real conversations happening now a days and that is a loss for human interactions. So, every time I have the opportunity to listen, I just absorb what I can.

Recently, I had such an opportunity when I was invited by my friends from LuxoWine to meet Gil Nuñez. Gil is a sommelier, a winemaker, a professor of enology and an entreprenaur as he is the General Manager of the Bertha Group which helps distribute small and family run wineries by combining efforts as they export their product. One of the first things we talked about was him having any free time, to which he chuckled and said "barely."

The evening plan was for a small group of people to try some of the wines he made and some of the wines he distributes through the Bertha Group and the manner in which it was going to be run was pretty informal. The environment we did the tasting was a small shop called La Bodeguita de Luis and even though it was the first time I visited it, I must say it was a nice place, with great service and a very nice selection of wines in their wall.

We tried seven wines that night, and each one told a different story, and I must say, as a person that drinks a lot of spanish wines, I was very impressed with what I was introduced to.

*** To read the rest of the review, visit my website www.roadto500grapes.com.
Find the Link in Bio.***

#winereview #winetastings luxowine #berthragroup #gilnunez #spanishwines #riojawine #rueda #priorat #riberadelduero #riojaalavesa

162 of 500 Grapes (Niagara) - 338 grapes left G

Grape Conversations Episode 5 with: Rosa Maria Gon

Grape Conversations Episode 5 with: Rosa Maria González

This Saturday the 6th of May 2023, I'll be joined by Rosa María González in my latest Grape Conversations installment via Instagram Live to talk about the spanish region of Rias Baixas one of the most popular wine areas for the Puerto Rican market. We'll also be doing a live tasting of interesting wines from the region with Rosa, the most knowledgeable person on the subject of Rias Baixas I've met. Will be a great conversation.

So join us this coming Saturday, 6th, at 12pm ET.

See you then...

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Road to 500 Grapes Wine Tasting There was an alb

Road to 500 Grapes Wine Tasting

There was an album I liked very much from the 1990s by the band The Cranberries titled "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?"

So I did a thing. I've had this idea for quite a while. I've also had friends and people I've met the past few years who asked me to do a tasting pertaining to the project. Sort of like them tagging along on the trip. And me being me, we'll I've waited this long to get it going. But regardless... we are here. We have a date.

I think it'll be a fun exercise. I'm picking the wines, I'll be driving the talk and sharing about the grapes, the wines, their history, etc. It will be nine wines, three whites, six red, done in three flights, and expertly paired with Chef Billy Gautier's dishes made for the tasting. I'll be sharing the grapes list soon, but I can tell you two things:

1. They are not wine grapes we talk a lot about in our market or from markets we typically search them in.
2. They are all available in Puerto Rico.

As I have previously stated in my writings, we do have great availability of wines in Puerto Rico and, in this case, of single varietal wines. These are just 9 of them.

So this is happening Saturday, May 20th, at 12:30 pm at Tuttobene Ristorante in San Juan, near the Museum of Art.

If you are interested, check my link in bio for tickets (EventBrite). Spaces are limited.

Cheers!

FAQ is coming soon.

#puertoricowine #winetasting🍷 #puertoricoevents #puertoricofood

Synonym Grapes List: Cannonau (Grenache) #1 Gra

161 of 500 Grapes (Tinto Velasco) - 339 grapes lef

A Sunset With Rueda Wine Tasting * Date: Friday 4

A Sunset With Rueda Wine Tasting

* Date: Friday 4/12/23
* Location: Aloft Hotel, San Juan
* Distributor: D.O. Rueda
*Wines:

*S-Naia – Sauvignon Blanc (2021)
*Palacio de Bornos (2021)
*Diez Siglos – Verdejo (2021)
*Doña Beatriz – Ecológico (2021)
*Oro de Castilla–Verdejo (2021)
*Oro de Castilla–Finca Los Hornos (2019)
*Doña Beatriz – Vendimia de Media Noche (2017)
*José Pariente – Verdejo (2021)

I’ve been told by many that have been involved in wine a lot longer than I have that when it comes to wines, I should try all I can, and all that is available which is the only way to make good palate memory. Granted, when they started in wine down here in Puerto Rico, the options were limited to the big names and big regions, and the prices were approachable. That being said, the statement stands true today only that we do now have a formidable accessibility to many new wine locations and regions, one of them being the Rueda D.O.

Rueda has had some presence in Puerto Rico over the years, but it wasn’t until recently that they invested in a campaign to really tell us a story of what their wines can be. Mainly that their wines are not singular and lineal but that they have the capacity to showcase nuances, difference in styles, pairing alternatives, and capacity to evolve, among other things. So together with the help of Nelly Cruz & Associates as their public relations hand, and Amber Rivera, Ambassador to Puerto Rico to both Ribera del Duero and Rueda’s D.O.’s they have, for the past two years allowed us to explore through plenty of activities, dinners and like we did this past Wednesday, in a more relax ambience, in an open space, with friends and aficionados from the wine industry in Puerto Rico, we experienced some wines and share our insight on them.

We tried eight different wines from Rueda, and I must tell you, they each had their own particular personalities, which goes to the point I believe they are trying to make, which is…there is something for everybody in Rueda.

For the rest of the review, visit my website: www.roadto500grapes.com.
Or check the link in bio.

#dorueda #verdejo #sauvignonblanc #wines #prwines #spainwines #ruedawines #

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