Everything but the Squeal: a year of pigging out in Northern Spain
Posted: 03 December '10 by Niall
Looking back over our recipes I’ve noticed that we have more and more Spanish-influenced dishes creeping into our repetoire. It’s not surprising, really – Kelly and I regularly visit Spain, although we’ve never been outside of Catalunya. The sights and sounds of places like La Bocqueria in Barcelona, and the delicious treats found in every..
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Creu Celta is one of the best Spanish wines in the UK!
Posted: 03 September '10 by Niall and Kelly
We’re sure that everyone at Belfast’s Direct Wine Shipments are over the moon. Their ‘Creu Celta 2006′ wine has been awarded a “Best New Discovery” prize at this years New Wave Spanish Wine Awards 2010. The ‘Creu Celta’ label produces rich, concentrated reds with pine, chocolate, cherry, plum and currant notes from the DWS vineyard..
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Wine Review: Sangre de Toro 2006
Posted: 21 October '09 by Niall
On a horrible wind-swept and rainy evening, Kelly and I thought we’d cheer ourselves up with a cheeky bottle (or two!) of wine. Amazing how wine can do that. The Torres wines are firm favourites of ours: consistently good flavours, and not too hard on the pocket. And depending on your choice, you also get..
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Wine Review: Torres San Valentin Garnacha 2007
Posted: 17 August '09 by Niall
Last weekend we tried a new Spanish Red (well, new to us) – San Valentin from the Torres vineyards in Catalunya, Spain. It will stand out on the shelf from the rest of the Torres range – it comes complete with a little cherub hanging from the foil! The Details Wine: Torres San Valentin Garnacha..
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