This month the intrepid #WorldWineTravel group of bloggers continues its 2021 virtual exploration of Spain with a visit to Murcia and Valencia, a relatively unknown wine regions in south-eastern Spain. I’m writing about a wine from the Jumilla (pronounced who-ME-ah), the most eminent of Murcia’s wine regions. Murcia is bordered by Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Valencia…
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Value Alert! – Outstanding Spanish Wine For $11!
From time to time I come across a wine with a surprisingly good quality/price ratio (‘QPR”). The 2007 Bodegas Castaño Yecla Solanera Viñas Viejas , a Spanish wine from the Yecla D.O., is such a wine. I purchased this bottle from my favorite wine store, K&L Wine Merchants. Not familiar with the Yecla region of Spain? Join the…