Wino Woman & Botani

This charming video by sommelier Anne Strand (aka Wino Woman) pairs Botani with a fresh spring day. Of course I think that Botani goes great with anything all year round, but I like this video because it’s not only a bit unusual but also very informative. Cheers Anne!

Malaga Film Festival

The Malaga Film Festival began in 1998 and has since become one of the most important cinema festivals in Spain, with more than 300,000 people visiting each year. A wide variety of the latest feature films, shorts and documentaries from Spain and Latin America compete to win the coveted Biznaga de Oro, which acknowledges artistic [...]

Family Portrait

Left to right: Selección Especial, Victoria, Botani, Viejas Viñas & Esencia.

Wines from Spain 2011

If you are attending the Wines From Spain 2011 trade show in London today, be sure to stop by stand 12 where C&D Wines will be pouring Botani 2010, Selección Especial nº1 and Victoria nº2. Would love to hear your feedback!

Andalucía Day at Binomio

Lunch at Binomio in Sevilla [click on image to enlarge] This past Monday was Andalucía Day and, as I spent the long weekend in Sevilla and Ronda, it was fitting that we had a special lunch on Monday that was made entirely of products and wines from Andalucía. At the suggestion of Shawn from Sevilla [...]

Botani 2010

I want to thank everyone who has been (impatiently) waiting for the release of Botani 2010. Today is the day! And the verdict is – very good! Botani 2010 is very delicate wine with such a great body for a wine that is so aromatic and elegant. I love the finish, it’s long, round and [...]

La Axarquía es Moscatel

This is the cover of Excelente: Revista de Turismo, Gastronómico y Enológico – N0 30, which features an excellent article called La Axarquía es Moscatel on pages 21-33. “There’s no need to look hard to realise that the region of Axarquia is now considered to be the embryo of the best muscat in Spain, although other localities [...]

Summer Memories

I am presently shivering in chilly London so it was great to receive this video today that was filmed last August at the Bodega during the Botani pressing. And as you can see, I am wearing the “Vendimia Vestido”.

WOW

Jan Yaxtheimer, Donna Van Noy, Detra Walker, Kathy Blount & Elaine Dawson Our wine club is called Women of Wine or WOW. We get together once a month and try wines and discuss stocks. With the way the stock market falls so frequently in the last few years, the wine is often the focus of [...]

Botani in Sevilla

In the past week the intrepid Sevilla Tapas has discovered three places in Sevilla now serving Botani by the glass. This is very good news for me because, although there are many places that serve Botani by the bottle, being able to try a glass means that more people get a chance to sample it. [...]