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Winetasting for bloggers in Utiel.   Wednesday 7 April saw a special winetasting event held at the Bodega Redonda, HQ of the CRDO Utiel-Requena. This was on the initiative of Catavino.

Busy April in Valencia!   It´s a busy month for wine and food enthusiasts in Valencia this April.   Las Añadas de España, Valencias big gourmet shop near the Estacion del Norte has a couple of promotions running. Firstly `Taste the City´ involves touring a number of bars and restaurants in the centre, all within walking distance of each other. The idea is to drink a glass of wine in each and to

  Julio Calvo and a selection of Chilean Red Wines from Vin365.       VIN365, Valencia's New World Wine Importer.   Operating under the slogan `Uncork the World´ Vin365 has now opened for business via the internet and a base in Alfafar.   Two friends, Julio Calvo and Pieter Whaley decided to launch their business selling New World wines following persuasion from friends who had the advantage of

La Nariz D'Or Valencia   And so into Valencia last night for the City´s Semi-Final Of the Golden Nose, a competition for Somelliers in Spain. I have always thought this a job of two halves as it were. The first half is to spend your life tasting great wine, eating superb food and learning to match the two together. The second half of course is hovering in the shadows of your chosen employers

Valencia Celebrates it's Moscatel and Sweet Wines at a Special Fair.   Last weekend saw the first wine fair dedicated to the Sweet wines of Valencia and proved a great success by all accounts.   Although some producers take examples of their wines from this end of the spectrum to the various gastronomy and wine fairs of the community it is unusual to find quite so many available in one place to

17th Artisan and Quality Sausage Fair, Requena 2010.   Requena's annual sausage fair proved ever popular despite the snow falling on Saturday! Crowds enjoyed this important tourist and serious gourmet fair in minus temperatures.   Beginning in the Sausage marquee the gastronauts had a choice from 5 of the 12 exhibitors affiliated to the Requena Sausage Makers Association ( www.embutidoderequena.

A Visit to Bodegas y Viñedos Carres.   This new bodega which only released it´s first wine late last year is situated in the hamlet of Casas de Eufemia. As you drive from Requena along the straight N322 road towards Albacete you are struck by the size of the flat dry plain on either side stretching  to the South and to the North and entirely covered by vines. After 14km and passing a couple of

1a Mostra de Vins de Moscatell i vins Dolços de D.O. Valencià   With St Valentines day over the weekend, PROAVA the Valencian food and agriculture promotions organisation, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the D.

Requena Sausage Fair 12-14 February 2010.   Valencia´s gastronomic year really takes off in a fortnights time with the Sausage Fair in Requena.   The 17th Exhibition of quality artesan made sausages and other meat products is one of the regions most popular as well. Organised by the Consejo Regulador de la Iniciacion Geografica Protegida ( C.R.I.G.

Valencian Government to Promote Wine Tourism in the Moixent Area.   El Correo de Vino ( www.elcorreodevino.com ) today reports on a Valencian Government (Generalitat) initiative to further promote wine tourism in the Community. Valencia already has a successful wine tourism project running in the D.