By Fabio Bartolomei, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Whether you’re reading this whilst struggling to get back into the swing of things on returning to work, or leisurely perusing the internet whilst watching festive films on the box; here is another update from the guys at Vinos Ambiz, as their experiments in the vineyard take a turn for the worst!
Our sparkling …
By Fabio Bartolomei, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
First published by Fabio on the 25 November. This is the next update from the Vinos Ambiz team in Spain, following their previous post featured on Bibendum Times, The Status of on-going Experiments at Vinos Ambiz. If you missed this, check it out here. Or read more from the team on their …
By Lucy Bridgers, http://winefoodotherpleasures.blogspot.com
I just love this. This is a project that you simply could not make up. For people living in the London area with grape vines growing in their gardens or allotments, a growers’ collective now exists that produces an ‘Urban Wine’ from these grapes.
What’s more, the wine is surprisingly palatable. I have now tasted this delicately hued rosé twice …
by Jane Anson, www.newbordeaux.com
Bordeaux, as we always teach in the wine school, is a blended wine. That’s what gives its best bottles such balance and complexity, and it’s a skill that has been built up over generations.
Recently, however, more and more chateaux have been bottling (or perhaps more accurately, made a point of talking about) 100%, single-varietal wines. I have followed a …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Panoramic view of Puebla de la Sierra
Saturday, up early again for a two-hour drive up the mountains behind Madrid to La Puebla de la Sierra, for a combination of talks/conferences by organic producers from Madrid Region (including wine, …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Crianza Labels
Last Friday 26th March I got up early so as to get to the winery as soon as possible because I knew I had an intense 3 days ahead of me. First I had to bottle and cork about 100 bottles of assorted wines: some young white (2009, 100% Airén), …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Blooming flowers
We did more pruning over the weekend, but we’re still not done. There’s about another 300 vines to go. It’s very late in the year now, and we’ve passed the folkloric popular-wisdom deadline of 19th March, by which you’re supposed to have the pruning finished. But I think we’re OK as the buds haven’t opened yet, even though …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Octavio (3.5) helps his Dad (me) with the pruning
Spring is Springing in the Vineyard, but General …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
Barrica
Last Wednesday 10 March, our new American oak barrel arrived from Tonelería Victoria, based in Haro, La …
By Vinos Ambiz, http://vinosambiz.blogspot.com/
150 de-labelled green bottles
The weather has been so bad recently, ie raining a lot, that we haven`t been able to finish pruning the vines, it’s so muddy underfoot. It really must stop raining soon, as it’s getting rather late in the year. The local folklore here says that you should have your pruning …
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