Wine is the lifeblood of Spain. Pure and simple. It is tradition, culture, gastronomy, family and an intricate part of life here.There’s hardly a region that doesn’t produce the noble fermented juice. It’s three thousand year old industry, which since Phoenician … Continue reading
We continue with our Talking with Spain series which focuses on personalities from all walks of life in Spain. This week we talked to Edu who is the owner of an excellent wine shop in Xativa, called “Un Vinet? “. His shop … Continue reading
Today the draw took place for the excellent Valenciano wine! The three bottles of “Maduresa” wine produced by Celler del Roure, a prestigious wine producer from Mogente in Valencia, have been won by: DAVE CRONIN of Hertfordshire, Congratulations to Dave … Continue reading
Want to win some great Spanish wine from Valencia? At The Spanish Thyme Traveller we visit some of the most interesting wineries in Valencia on our food and wine tours. Our tours are about experiencing local food and coming in … Continue reading
The vast majority of the fifty five million visitors who come to Spain each year come to visit the country for the sun and sea or to visit one or more of the big cities. Very few actually go inland … Continue reading
Not far from the inland town of Utiel, in Valencia, there is a large basin for treading grapes which has a canal connecting it to a holding tank. Oooh! Wow! So? Well, the interesting thing about this ‘production unit’ is … Continue reading
In recent years Valencia has produced some very interesting new wines.The great bulk of wine made under the official Denomination of Origin of Valencia is produced in the Utiel-Requena region. There really are some great wines wine coming out of … Continue reading
Even if you have only visited Spain once or twice on holidays you could not have helped noticing that wine is central to Spanish culture and gastronomy. Every region of Spain cultivates,produces and consumes wine.You cant say that it literally … Continue reading
A seemingly straight forward recipe and Spain’s best known gastronomic dish is curiously misunderstood by a lot of foreigners and some Spaniards. Of course, Paella and sangria on the beach are all on a tourists’ “must do” list which gives … Continue reading
This is my first entry so it’s history in the making!! Well just to say that this last week I visited Teruel with my wife Julia, having not been there for nearly 20 years and I have to say: WOW! … Continue reading
Patrick Waller
