News from the vine!
9th May 2010
Hi Colin,
Congratulations on the launch of your new website. We think it looks fantastic and hope it will be very successful for you.
It’s great to have someone with such passion and enthusiasm ‘championing the cause’ of quality wines here on the Costa Blanca.
We look forward to tasting our newly released 2009 vintage wines with you soon.
Best regards,
Peter & Helen Arnold
La Bodega del Garroferal
Murla, Alicante
Every time you publicise a trip to a bodega, I check my diary to see if I can possibly come along – they are all such fun. Quite apart from travelling with a jolly crowd of fellow wine-lovers, we always get to see such wonderful countryside. It makes a lovely change not to be driving and of course, it means that I won’t have a problem with the boys in blue – or green for that matter. For me, the best bit is the actual tour of the bodega. You always seem to take us to such picturesque bodegas run by the nicest people all of whom are able to convey their absolute love of the process and, of course, the final product. I have to say that your extensive knowledge of wine is a great help too especially during the tasting and I’ve learned so much about what to look for when choosing a wine. Thank you for all your bodega trips; I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of them – long may they continue. Ros.
Although I drink quite a lot of wine, I was anxious to learn more about it so when I learned of your course I signed up. Although the course was primarily designed for the restaurateur wishing to improve his knowledge of wine and raise the quality of service to his customers, it was billed as also being suitable for ‘other interested parties’ which described me perfectly! As I would expect from you, the course was incredibly comprehensive and I learned a huge amount – but how on earth did you manage to make it so interesting and such fun at the same time? I can now buy wine with great confidence knowing that I’m not going to be ripped off but paying a fair price for a wine of excellent quality and I’ve even begun to substitute quality for quantity in my wine drinking! Mick
Cheers, Mick