This week Roque and Luke head back to Bierzo; one of their favourite DOs. Why? Well, since 2019 a lot of Spanish wine regions have been undergoing major changes to their rules and regs. So they plan to revisit and drink their way through the changes. This week Banzao’s Godello Vino de Villa.
On their 100th official episode Roque and Luke decide to indulge in a broader topic. Roque hails from the southeast of the country, so they thought they’d take the opportunity to delve into the world of ‘Mediterranean Wines’. To help them they sampled two Sericis wines: a Bobal from Utiel Requena and a barrel-fermented Merseguera…
This week the SWE boys head back down to Roque’s homeland and get their tastebuds excited by a bottle of red from DO Yecla. A big and bold blend called Viña al lado de la Casa from the region’s pioneer family and winery: Bodegas Castaño. Expect some half intelligent answers to intelligent questions, boozy walks…
This week sees Roque and Luke tackling one of the absolute stalwarts of Spanish white wines: DO Rueda. You order a white in Madrid, you get this. They opt for an interesting bottle of Nisia from Bodegas Jorge Ordoñez. They also quibble about sunlight and nonsensically muse about the usual wine based codswallop. Check out…
Ah yes, terroir, that most mysterious of words. So vague, so pretentious, so winey, so French. But, credit where credit is due, it is a great concept, an important concept and a useful way to think about wine. This week we talk about the idea of terroir by trying a new project from a winemaker…
Yes, you read that correctly! Over the many years of giving winetastings we have been asked countless times ‘Is supermarket wine any good?’ or ‘how do I choose wine in the supermarket?’. So we thought, we should talk about that, as it’s a huge part of the wine industry. To dive deeper Roque has brought…
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