Spanish Wine Experience Podcast
1) SWE Ep. 191 - Liébana
We are back! Sorry for the gaps. Our new shop makes us very busy these days! But we have something rare and special. A wine from the Picos de Europa mountains in Cantabria. Vino de la Tierra de Liéban...Show More
2) SWE Ep. 190 - Redefining Rioja
It's almost Christmas! So to end off the year prior to this festive we are heading back to the big boy himself: La Rioja. Things have been changing in the last couple of years. So with a bottle of Bru...Show More
3) SWE Ep. 189 - Cabernet Franc
A slightly differente episode today. We decide to celebrate International Cab Franc Day by diving into the life and history of this French grape. Or...is it French? We sample a bottle of Abadal Franc ...Show More
4) SWE Ep. 188 - Almeria
Yee haw and giddy up! This week Roque and Luke head down to the depths of Almeria, towards the long coast of southeast Spain to a winery making a delicious red in the middle of cowboy country. Sierra ...Show More
5) SWE Ep. 187 - Sweet Canary Wine!
Today Roque and Luke talk vertical tastings, wine events, and enjoy a very rare bottle of one of the finest sweet wines they've ever tried. Dulce Salmor from the Viña Frontera COOP on the tiny island ...Show More
6) SWE Ep. 186 - Spain's Newest DO! Campo de Calatrava
That's right, Spain has recently welcomed into the Denominación de Origen family another new regulated wine region. Eagle-eyed listeners might recognise the name as this used to be a VT. But not any m...Show More
7) SWE Ep. 185 - Zalema/Listan: Two Grapes from Huelva
Time for a weird grape double edition. Huelva, an episode we have been to before years ago, known for its sherry-esque wines and sweet vinos. We have a bottle of Líbero, a fascinating 50/50 blend of t...Show More
8) SWE Ep. 184 - Details Matter...
Regions, grapes, statistics, numbers, facts and figures; over the last few years we've covered a lot. So, over a bottle of very alcoholic red wine (Loxarel OPS) this week we have decided to compile al...Show More
9) SWE Ep. 183 - Basque Bubbles!
Roque loves sparkling wines. Luke loves the Basque Country. If only there was a way to bring these two things together. Well there is! The Pais Vasco is famous for its crisp white wines, but a few pro...Show More
10) SWE Ep. 182 - Weird Grapes: Forastera
Time for another episode of 'what the hell grape is that?!' Roque spent New Year in the Canary Islands, lucky bugger, but he still did his job and brought us back a bottle of something weird from Tene...Show More