Central Market Pasaporte España

Today I’m heading to Texas to take part in Central Market’s Pasaporte España, which started May 11th and runs until the 24th. Central Market is a gourmet grocery store chain that specializes in high-quality, hard-to-find gourmet foods. Most locations also have a full-service kitchen and offer cooking and wine classes in their culinary school, as [...]

Wine Spectator Grand Tour 2011

This year we are once again participating in the Wine Spectator Grand Tour. Wine Spectator Grand Tour 2011 Participating Wineries

Vináliti

Last night I attended a special wine tasting at the Vináliti Club de Vinos in Málaga. Vináliti Escuela de Cata, Vinos e Itinerarios Enológicos is a tasting school that was created in late 2004 in response to the demand for quality wines and offers both training and tourism. You can learn about winemaking and take [...]

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 [...]

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!

15th Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival

Yesterday I arrived in Germany for the 15th Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival, which is being held at the Kloster Eberbach in the Rhein region. The festival started on February 24th and runs until March 9th. There was a special programme today featuring 30 Spanish bodegas and 30 German wineries. It was a great atmosphere! [...]

Eugenio Chicano

Last week I attended the opening of the Visitación al Bodegón Clásico exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of Vélez-Málaga artist Eugenio Chicano.  Born in Málaga on Christmas Eve in 1935, Eugenio Chicano is a painter and engraver with a very direct and simple style, characterised by the use of large patches of flat colour and [...]

Michelle Chaplow

During the first week of September the Parador Gibralfaro in Malaga hosted a special 4-course gastronomic menu featuring my wines, which was where I met award-winning travel photographer Michelle Chaplow. Based in nearby Estepona, Michelle had fallen in love with Botani on a previous trip to Malaga and made a special trip back to attend [...]

Video: Decanter Fine Wine Encounter

As usual I had a great time in London and a wonderful time at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter. Here’s a short video about the event and you can see some other highlights below: Decanter Fine Wine Encounter 2010

Copea Andalucía

Last Monday (November 8th) I was in Seville to take part in the first Copea Andalucía, a special wine tasting event that was organised and hosted by Federico Flores. Twelve wineries from Andalucía were presenting their wines and it was great to get to meet people from some of the best tapas bars and restaurants in [...]