Posts tagged Viura
Riojan Roll
Riojan Roll

Quite why the province of La Rioja and its most famous wine take their names from the River – Rio in Spanish – Oja is something of a mystery. This so-called river is actually little more than a stream, rising in the Sierra de la Demanda and flowing north until it joins the River Tirón, in turn meeting the River Ebro near Haro.

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TastingHarry Morris2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, Alava, American Oak, Blanco, Bodegas Leza Garcia, Bodegas Navajas, Consejo Regulador, Cosecha, Crianza, Denominacion de Origen, Denominacion de Origen Calificada, French Oak, Garnacha, Graciano, Gran Reserva, Hanging Ditch, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Marques de Caceres, Marques de Murrieta, Marques de Riscal, Mazuelo, Navarra, Reserva, Rioja, Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja, River Ebro, Rosado, Spain, Tempranillo, Tinto, Vina Ardanza, Viura, Macabeo, BarricaComment
A Moan And A Wine
A Moan And A Wine

I always try my best to support tastings up here in the north west, even if I have to pay for a ticket so to do! A recent, and rather high profile, event caught my eye and I thought that I should pop along to see what it was all about. This was the second in a series of three tastings hosted by the Three Wine Men: Oz Clarke, Tim Atkin MW and Olly Smith, all of whom are perfectly charming and frighteningly knowledgeable.

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Tasting, ThinkingHarry Morris1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, Albarino, Australia, Castillo Ygay, Donnhoff, Eden Valley, Galicia, Germany, Innis & Gunn, Kabinett, Marques de Murrieta, Olly Smith, Oz Clarke, Piesporter, Riesling, Rioja, Spain, Tanners, The Virgilius, Three Wine Men, Tim Atkin MW, Viognier, Viura, YalumbaComment