Category Archives: Wine Blogs

Rose wine – My 14 Favorites

As we move into the summer months, here are my favorite fourteen Rose wines.  Many people think Rose wines are sweet and are not interested in tying them.  A LONG time ago, when Beth and I first started drinking wine, this was true in the US.  The most available Rose choices were Mateus and Lancers,Continue reading “Rose wine – My 14 Favorites”

Dry Aged Reverse Sear Tomahawk Steak

Beth got a Tomahawk steak at a great price in the “Dents and Bents” bin at the supermarket.  She dry aged if for two days and I did a reverse sear with my Kamado Grill and it was delicious! The Tomahawk steak has a thick piece of Ribeye at the end of a very longContinue reading “Dry Aged Reverse Sear Tomahawk Steak”

Great Spanish Wine Tasting

We had a great virtual wine tasting last evening of 5 delicious Spanish Wines that the participants were not familiar with. All three of the red wines got very high praise and the split was 50-50 on the two white wines. Half the group really liked one of two and thought the other was OK.Continue reading “Great Spanish Wine Tasting”

Virtual Spanish Wine Tasting – April 27

I will be doing a virtual Spanish Wine Tasting on April 27 starting at 8:00 PM Eastern. The wines that we will be drinking are listed below. All of them should be available through Wine.com. I suggest you order them right away to have them for the tasting. If you are interested in joining thisContinue reading “Virtual Spanish Wine Tasting – April 27”

Spanish Wines You Might Not Be Familiar With – #2 Mencía

Mencía is one of two wines we had never heard of and that we fell in love with on our Spanish wine tasting trip.  It is lovely medium bodied red wine that generally sells for under $20.  We have tried a few that were in the $25-30 price range, and they are well worth thatContinue reading “Spanish Wines You Might Not Be Familiar With – #2 Mencía”

Spanish Wines You Might Not Be Familiar With – #1: Albariño

I will be doing a set of posts on some really delicious wines from Spain that you might not be familiar with.  The two wines that Spain is best known for are the red wines from the La Rioja region and the Cava sparkling wines from the Priorat region outside of Barcelona.  Both are excellentContinue reading “Spanish Wines You Might Not Be Familiar With – #1: Albariño”

Virtual Spanish Wine Tasting?

Would anyone be interested in joining a virtual Spanish wine tasting?  Maybe in late March?  I did an 18 day Spanish wine tasting trip in September and found some great wines that I really love.   Below are five wines that Wine.com shows as in stock.  Check if they show as in stock and available toContinue reading “Virtual Spanish Wine Tasting?”

Great Spanish Wine Tasting Trip

I have done some earlier posts on the wine tasting trip my wife and I took in September.  It was an 18 day wine tasting itinerary in northwestern Spain with 19 other people. It was organized by an importer of Spanish wines, Howard Freedman, who accompanied us on the trip. The picture below is theContinue reading “Great Spanish Wine Tasting Trip”

Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Saturday Sept. 24 – The Guggenheim Museum and the Nerua Michelin 1 Star Restaurant

If this is the first of my posts on the Spanish Wine Tasting that you are seeing, it is the 8th one in a series covering each day of the great wine tasting trip that we did in September/October of this year.  The first post is a summary of the entire trip and you canContinue reading “Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Saturday Sept. 24 – The Guggenheim Museum and the Nerua Michelin 1 Star Restaurant”

Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Friday Sept. 23 -Cidery, Cantabria, Basque Country, Bilbao

If this is the first of my posts on the Spanish Wine Tasting that you are seeing, it is the 7th one  in a series covering each day of the great wine tasting trip that we did.  The first post is a summary of the entire trip and you can find that at https://billwinetravelfood.com/2022/10/10/two-week-spanish-wine-tasting-trip/ TheContinue reading “Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Friday Sept. 23 -Cidery, Cantabria, Basque Country, Bilbao”