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The Art of Kosher Winemaking at Viña Memorias
Every September, when the first light breaks over the highlands of Utiel-Requena, our harvest begins. The mornings are cool at 800 meters of elevation a dry, bright cold that sharpens the senses and concentrates the fruit still hanging on vines that have been here for over a hundred years. VIÑA MEMORIAS But at Viña Memorias, the harvest is not only a winemaker's event. Before a single grape is crushed, our mashgiach the kosher supervisor is already in the vineyard. When the f

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Wine Bottle Sizes Explained: Magnum, Jeroboam, Imperial and More
Wine bottle sizes carry more history than most people expect. The standard 750ml bottle, the Magnum, the Double Magnum, the Jeroboam, each format has a name, and in several cases that name means something different depending on who is pouring and where. This guide explores wine bottle sizes from the 375ml Demi to the 18-litre Melchior, explains where the names come from, and examines the naming conflict that has quietly confused buyers, collectors, and importers for more than

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What is Bobal? Spanish's Noble Native Grape from Utiel-Requena
On the lineage, character, and quiet greatness of Spain's most underestimated native grape. There are varieties that rise to prominence through fashion, through marketing, through the momentum of influential regions. And then there are varieties that were always there, patient, deep-rooted, waiting for the world to catch up. Bobal is the latter. One of Spain's oldest indigenous grapes, native to a single high plateau in the interior of Valencia, it carries within it centuries

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ALENAR Blanc Tardana
CARTELERA TURIA - Valencia Joan C. Martín is a Spanish writer and enologist. Born into a winemaking family in the province of Valencia,...

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EnMagnum: LE BOBAL ET SON HONNEUR RETROUVÉ
C'EST UNE APPELLATION LARGEMENT INCONNUE DES FRANÇAIS. UTIEL REQUENA (C'EST ELLE) PRODUIT DES VINS QUI MÉRITENT QU'ON Y GOÛTE. THIERRY...

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MdR Crianza, un Bobal que te enamorará
Viña Memorias es una bodega familiar ubicada en la Denominación de Origen Protegida Utiel-Requena. Fue fundada en 2016 con el fin de...

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Selección Rosados Primavera 2020
Cautivador: Memorias del Rambam Rosé 2020 - 91 Pts. Guía AkataVino Memorias del Rambam Rosé 2020 - 100% Bobal de cepa vieja Akatavino:...

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The new Bobal: The winemakers shaking up the Spanish wine workhorse
By ROBIN GOLDSMITH Less aggressive production, longer maturation and larger oak barrels means that modern Bobal winemakers are refining...

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Understanding DO Utiel-Requena, Spain
Utiel-Requena is the new kid on the block.

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Get to know the Bobal grape
Spain’s Bobal grape is a distinctive native variety that finds its best expression in its heartland of Utiel-Requena.
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Vinos Kosher en territorio Bobal
Artículo de David Manso

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