Tag: Spanish Wine

First Published Costa News Group April 2013

 KEVIN McALINDON

UN CABALLERODELVINO

The original McAlindon Wine Merchant premises in Belfast

It’s forty years since I was last inBelfast,Northern Ireland, yet that distinctive, charmingly lyrical accent remains instantly recognisable to me. And so it was when I recently sat down in a Spanish tapas bar for some craic with Kevin McAlindon, one of the few members of La Gran Orden de los Caballeros del Vino!
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CAVA the new Wine/Tapas Bar, Moraira – Inaugural Tasting

CAVA - the new Wine & Tapas Bar in Moraira - scene of a rather special Christmas Themed Wine & Tapas Tasing in December!

Check this out! There’s a new Wine & Tapas Bar in Moraira! It’s only been open a few months and to celebrate its growing success as well as start off the Festive Season with some great wines and really lovely, Christmas themed tapas they are holding a Wine & Tapas tasting on Tuesday 4th December and then repeatng the same thing on Tuesday 11th December, for those who can’t make the 4th! Both start at 7pm and we expect to finish at about 9pm.

I’m delighted to be presenting the wines as well the tapas which we’ve discussed (and tasted!) at length to make sure that the pairings (a different wine with each different tapa) are just right.

Why don’t you come along and join us?

We’ll be tasting: Cava, white wine, reds and Sherry!

Please call me to reserve, 629 388 159, or e-mail, colin@colinharknessonwine.com – be quick though, places are going quickly!

Salud!

 

Received with thanks after Bodega Puerto Wine Tasting, Javea Port

Hi Colin,

 What a lovely evening – excellent place with good, attentive staff; nice audience (some old friends plus we made some new friends); super wines and, of course, your entertaining and informative chat. Well worth the effort and good value too. Many thanks. We enjoyed the evening enormously.

See you Sunday, [at the Olive Tree Restaurant, Moraira for Sunday Lunch with Dolce Divas],

 Cheers, Mick

FREE Open Day at Bodegas Castaño, Yecla!

Open Day at Bodegas Castaño - for FREE!
I’ve been asked to tell you about the Free Open Day at Bodegas Castaño which will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday 8th Oct. Starting at Bodegas Castaño, Yecla (I can give directions, it’s about an hour and a half drive – own transport required). I’ve been before – it’s an excellent day out where you have the chance to learn a little about what goes on in a winery when wine is being made – we’ll see the harvest, the vineyards as well as tour the bodega.
 
Daniel Castaño and me in the 80+ years old Monastrell vineyards

Bodegas Castaño is a favourite of mine – the owners (the same family that started Bodegas Castaño 3 generations ago) are super and their staff are more like friends than employees, the tapas/snacks served at lunchtime will be good and the wines excellent – I always have Castaño and Sierra Salinas wines in my house, many are international trophy winners and high pointers in the wine guides!

 
We’ll taste wines in the vineyard in the morning (this is because they are aware that drivers will need to taste earlier to avoid driving under the influence) then tour the winery with the wine-making process explained in English of course (I’ll also be one of the guides). We’ll finish in the tasting room with some snacks and wine. I guess leaving at about 14:00 – 15:00 hrs.
 
If you are interested in joining us there please call Raquel (who speaks English) on 968 791 115 – don’t forget Sat. 8th Oct. 11:00 hrs,

Award winning Bodegas Castaño wines

Bodegas Castaño, Yecla – please call me 629 388 159/e-mail me for directions. You can tell her you received the information from me!