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Jan 16, 20204 min read

An Interview with Carlos Rodríguez Furthmann - Selva Vins

If you are one of our regular readers I am sure that you will have noticed us recommending wines from Selva Vins.

Dec 13, 20194 min read

Harvesting at Bodega Son Juliana

Dedication is required when you need to set your alarm for 5:15am, but it is a necessity when you are harvesting at Bodega Son Juliana.

Nov 5, 20193 min read

Small is Beautiful

Small producers have to push their way through a tiny gap in the market to get their wines noticed and appreciated and some succeed!

Oct 4, 20193 min read

Unearthing Canarian Wines

Wine critics are currently drooling over the wines from the Canary Islands that are grown on lava soils, and we can understand why.

Sep 2, 20193 min read

A Wine Experience

‘Experience filled holidays’ are becoming increasingly popular and they make a lot of sense...so why not book a wine experience?

Aug 3, 20193 min read

Would you choose a wine purely based on the design of its wine label?

Wine label designs are an incredibly important marketing tool for catching your attention and enticing you to buy a particular bottle.

Jul 4, 20193 min read

Don't judge a rosé by its colour

A pale Spanish rosé, just for the fact that it is pale is not necessarily going to be better than any other rosé.

May 5, 20194 min read

Algaida: where few people realise good wine is produced...

If you are visiting Mallorca for the first time it may come as a surprise to you that wine is produced on the island. Good wine too!!

Apr 5, 20193 min read

The old and the new - ageing wine

We are now hearing about wines that are “fermented in concrete tanks” or “aged in amphorae” or, my favourite “aged in the concrete egg”.