Alan Nance
@amicdelvi.bsky.social
Tasting my way through Catalan and Spanish wine, regular guest wines from elsewhere. Writer with the Spanish Wine Collective.
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Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time.
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Why natural cork still matters: An interview with Xácobe Almeida of Corchos Almeida in Ribadavia, Ourense — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time
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November 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Adrian McManus meets Xácobe Almeida, the Galician cork craftsman keeping tradition alive one stopper at a time.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/corchos...
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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero, en la Ribera de Duero, y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos).
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Bodegas Figuero: el lado más familiar (y más curioso) de la nueva Ribera del Duero — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos)
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November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bodegas Figuero, en la Ribera de Duero, y cuenta una historia de familia e identidad en La Horra (Burgos).
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bodegas...
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bodegas...
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New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. @billboll.bsky.social enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ (dinner with wine pairings) to remember in Seville at Augurio, featuring the sherry wines of Bodegas Juan Piñero.
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A sherry showcase: Juan Piñero’s wines meet modern Andalusian cuisine at Augurio in Seville — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ to remember in Seville
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October 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. @billboll.bsky.social enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ (dinner with wine pairings) to remember in Seville at Augurio, featuring the sherry wines of Bodegas Juan Piñero.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/juan-pi...
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New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from Bodegas Argüeso (Sanlúcar de Barrameda) has @billboll.bsky.social reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of ClubContubernio.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/manzani...
Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
A glass of Manzanilla Pasada has Bill Bolloten reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio
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September 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from Bodegas Argüeso (Sanlúcar de Barrameda) has @billboll.bsky.social reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of ClubContubernio.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/manzani...
@billboll.bsky.social Well there you go
Biodynamics in 1679?
John Locke (English 1632-1704), one of the most influential enlightenment thinkers, also wrote a little wine book. In France, he was told that “sheep's horn buried at the root of a vine will make it bear well" but he has no faith in it. wine-economics.org/wp-content/u...
John Locke (English 1632-1704), one of the most influential enlightenment thinkers, also wrote a little wine book. In France, he was told that “sheep's horn buried at the root of a vine will make it bear well" but he has no faith in it. wine-economics.org/wp-content/u...
August 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@billboll.bsky.social Well there you go
Here’s a wine you need to try…
Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.
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Siluvio Bodegas y Viñedos: Reviving La Mezcla Canguesa — Spanish Wine Collective
Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Here’s a wine you need to try…
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Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.
Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.
Canarias en plural: los vinos que desafían la etiqueta — Spanish Wine Collective
Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata ...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.
Las islas canarias albergan uno de los mayores tesoros enológicos del mundo, con más de 130 variedades de uva autóctonas y prefiloxéricas. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez informa desde una reciente cata en Madrid.
Great review by my colleague @billboll.bsky.social of what sounds like an important new addition to the library of Spanish wine writing
Bill Bolloten @billboll.bsky.social reviews Vinalogando por España. A resource that will appeal to lovers of Spanish wine at all stages of their journey. Want to know about native grape varieties & wine production in all of Spain’s autonomous communities? You’ll find the information you need here.
Vinalogando por España: La guía para entender de vinos en el país — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten reviews Vinalogando por España, a new book that guides readers through the complexities of the Spanish wine world
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July 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Great review by my colleague @billboll.bsky.social of what sounds like an important new addition to the library of Spanish wine writing
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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/los-nue...
Los nuevos vinos manchegos: rebelión silenciosa en Fenavín 2025 — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha
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July 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/los-nue...
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/los-nue...
Our man in the south @billboll.bsky.social laying down some classic Palomino grooves to take us into the weekend
Dispatches from Jamonlandia. For our wine of the week, Bill Bolloten pays tribute to one of Spain’s most iconic and emblematic wines, Tío Pepe fino.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Tío Pepe: dry but never boring. Bill Bolloten pays tribute to the classic Jerez fino
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July 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our man in the south @billboll.bsky.social laying down some classic Palomino grooves to take us into the weekend
Here’s my latest for the Collective, including some 🔥 wines
Our Catalonia correspondent Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social explains why St John's Eve (23 June) is so important in his home region, and uncorks some fine Catalan wines by Nuria Renom, El Jardí dels Sentits, Celler Joan d’Anguera and Can Descregut.
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Fire and wine for the Feast of St John — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance recounts the significance of midsummer fires in Catalonia, and uncorks some fine local wines to celebrate the occasion.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Here’s my latest for the Collective, including some 🔥 wines
If you’re looking for something sparkling to drink this weekend, then check out my latest for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social
Wine of the week. Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling. The prize was the Laietà Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava Alta Alella.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling.
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June 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
If you’re looking for something sparkling to drink this weekend, then check out my latest for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social
Another wine gets added to the wish list…
Should the Atlantic red wines of DO Ribeiro be better known? Our Galicia correspondent @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social thinks so, and draws our attention to this fresh, red-fruited tinto from Casal do Canteiro.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus draws our attention to an Atlantic red wine from Ribeiro in north-east Spain.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Another wine gets added to the wish list…
Great write-up by @billboll.bsky.social of a recent visit we paid to a winemaker whose wines you definitely need to seek out
New on the blog: Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar de Barrameda to visit winemaker Juan Jurado in his small vineyard in the Miraflores Bajo pago.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/agrcola...
Agrícola Calcárea: The Atlantic wines of Juan Jurado — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tramples over the white stuff in Sanlúcar and tastes the Atlantic wines of Juan Jurado
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May 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great write-up by @billboll.bsky.social of a recent visit we paid to a winemaker whose wines you definitely need to seek out
Now here’s a wine that sounds right up my street… latest despatch from @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social my mentor for all things Galician
Wine of the week - Amorodos 2022 from Bodega Atrium Vitis in Ribeira Sacra. @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social enjoys this monovarietal Brancellao with its strawberry and berry nose and silky, elegant mouthfeel.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Brancellao has been blowing cobwebs since the time of Ptolemy. Adrian McManus drinks a fine example from Riberira Sacra and finds out that the Strawberry Alarm Clock is more than just a psychedelic ro...
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May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Now here’s a wine that sounds right up my street… latest despatch from @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social my mentor for all things Galician
My latest musings for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social A must read for lovers of home-cooked Mediterranean classics
As spring unfurls across the Garraf region of Catalonia, Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social reflects on how food and wine can truly become a living, soulful experience in the company of others.
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On wine, food and friends — Spanish Wine Collective
As spring unfurls across the Garraf, Alan Nance offers up a recipe for communion with others
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May 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My latest musings for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social A must read for lovers of home-cooked Mediterranean classics
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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bosque de Matasnos, un proyecto emblemático de la sostenibilidad medioambiental en pleno corazón de la Ribera del Duero.
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Bosque de Matasnos: un vino, un paraje y una historia de sostenibilidad libre de etiqueta — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bosque de Matasnos, un proyecto emblemático de la sostenibilidad medioambiental en pleno corazón de la Ribera del Duero.
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April 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Bosque de Matasnos, un proyecto emblemático de la sostenibilidad medioambiental en pleno corazón de la Ribera del Duero.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bosque-...
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bosque-...
My fellow traveller @billboll.bsky.social giving us good reason to walk to Santiago de Compostela…
Bill Bolloten makes a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for the first edition of Galicia Wine Taste.
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Galicia Wine Taste: a wine pilgrim’s progress — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten makes a wine pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for the first edition of Galicia Wine Taste
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April 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
My fellow traveller @billboll.bsky.social giving us good reason to walk to Santiago de Compostela…
If you’re planning to visit León in north-west Spain, then you’d do well to read this…
Chris Lynch @clynch83.bsky.social gives us the lowdown on the bars and free tapa culture of León.
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Embutido overload in León — Spanish Wine Collective
Chris Lynch gives us the lowdown on the bars and free tapa culture of León
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April 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If you’re planning to visit León in north-west Spain, then you’d do well to read this…
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Nuestro primero artículo en español. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez continúa su búsqueda de excelentes lugares para beber vino en Madrid y visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fun-fun
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fun-fun
Fun Fun: disfrutar el vino orgánico en Madrid "sin salir de casa” — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
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March 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Nuestro primero artículo en español. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez continúa su búsqueda de excelentes lugares para beber vino en Madrid y visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fun-fun
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/fun-fun
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We are delighted to publish a guest post by Mary Bowles. Mary went to Porto to attend Portugal’s leading independent wine fair, Simplesmente Vinho, where she discovered fantastic wines from Adega do Vadio, Quinta da Várzea da Pedra and Cortes de Cima.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/simples...
Simplesmente Vinho: Portugal’s showcase for smaller producers — Spanish Wine Collective
Mary Bowles goes to Porto for Simplesmente Vinho and discovers some fantastic wines
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March 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We are delighted to publish a guest post by Mary Bowles. Mary went to Porto to attend Portugal’s leading independent wine fair, Simplesmente Vinho, where she discovered fantastic wines from Adega do Vadio, Quinta da Várzea da Pedra and Cortes de Cima.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/simples...
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/simples...
My latest piece for the Spanish Wine Collective is now online (link below), this time pairing book with wine
@amicdelvi.bsky.social reviews Natural Wine, No Drama by Honey Spencer while sipping Els Bassots, an unsulfited Chenin Blanc made by Joan Ramón Escoda and Mª Carme Sanahuja.
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Natural Wine, No Drama — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance settles down with a wine and book pairing
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February 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
My latest piece for the Spanish Wine Collective is now online (link below), this time pairing book with wine
Waymarks on a wine road traversing Catalunya, Eastern Loire, Sicilia, Alicante, Jerez and Beaujolais
February 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Waymarks on a wine road traversing Catalunya, Eastern Loire, Sicilia, Alicante, Jerez and Beaujolais
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Wine of the week. Chris Lynch goes to one of our favourite producers Rafael Cambra, and opens his Casalabor, a tinto made with the local variety Arcos. An elegant wine with flavours of red fruits and herbs, that evokes warmer days by the Mediterranean.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/casalab...
Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Chris Lynch drinks a tinto from the Valencia region and dreams of warmer days by the Mediterranean
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February 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Wine of the week. Chris Lynch goes to one of our favourite producers Rafael Cambra, and opens his Casalabor, a tinto made with the local variety Arcos. An elegant wine with flavours of red fruits and herbs, that evokes warmer days by the Mediterranean.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/casalab...
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/casalab...
Reposted by Alan Nance
Today we publish @billboll.bsky.social's report on three days of wine tasting at Barcelona Wine Week, Vinos "Off the Record" and Liquid Vins.
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www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/wineday...
Wine days in Barcelona — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten chooses some favourite wines from three days of tasting in Barcelona
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February 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Today we publish @billboll.bsky.social's report on three days of wine tasting at Barcelona Wine Week, Vinos "Off the Record" and Liquid Vins.
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/wineday...
www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/wineday...