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Jamie Riddell posted a tweet

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:15:10 America/Los_Angeles

@Brucey1 @Adnams @hamishlaw I hear a case of White Burgundy makes an excellent present. As does @Adnams Red Rioja http://bit.ly/8g1FYb
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The Buddha Smiled posted a tweet

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:21:52 America/Los_Angeles

Just finished an awesome #Rioja; Altun vineyards, Reserva 2001, with friends. Few things can beat great wine, good company and a #fireplace.
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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:50:19 America/Los_Angeles

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:49:11 America/Los_Angeles

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:48:08 America/Los_Angeles

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:44:52 America/Los_Angeles

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Paulo posted a blog entry

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:11:24 America/Los_Angeles

Conde de Valdemar Reserva 1997
Alexandre Cardoso, um grande amante de bins vinhos envia essa jóia da Espanha. Tomei este vinho no domingo. É impressionante...
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Richard posted a blog entry

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:25:33 America/Los_Angeles

Castillo Albai Rioja Reserva 2005.
Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com chooses the Castillo Albai Rioja Reserva 2005 as his Wine of the Week for December 6th,...
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garyvaynerchuk posted a blog entry

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:39:52 America/Los_Angeles

On Location: Robert Parker’s Master Tasting at Wine Future in Rioja – Episode #780
Gary Vaynerchuk attends the master tasting, lead by Robert Parker, Kevin Zraly, and Pancho Campo at Wine Future 09 in Rioja...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:14:57 America/Los_Angeles

Gulp Me Now: Dinastía Vivanco gets its Due
Happy to see a wine that caught my fancy during a trip last year to Rioja—Dinastía Vivanco’s juicy blanco, made from...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:06:14 America/Los_Angeles

Tasting Notebook: An Impressive Trio of Older Wines at El Coto
Tasting Notes from a Visit to Bodegas El Coto de Rioja, October 6, 2009 Barón de Ley Gran Reserva 1998 ($40)- Soft-spoken,...
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europemike posted a blog entry

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:55:38 America/Los_Angeles

Architectural Wonders in the Rioja Region of Spain
Distinctive design, world class wine and delectable food prepared by Michelin-starred chefs, rolled tidily into four days, what...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:37 America/Los_Angeles

American staves, French heads, and leaping raspberry fruit: Tasting at Bodegas LAN
Named for the three provinces in which Rioja, the wine, can be made (Logroño, Álava, and Navarra), Bodegas LAN is still a...
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HaraldFM posted a tweet

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:18:07 America/Los_Angeles

Listening with nice Rioja to Neil Young on Ibiza porch, contemplating about meeting on monday...hope they are just as enthousiastic as us.
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:44:53 America/Los_Angeles

A New Look for an Exceptional Value: Glorioso Crianza 2006
Bodegas Palacio, a fifteen-minute walk (or five-minute tumble) downhill from the once-fortified village of Laguardia, which...
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UpTake posted a blog entry

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:12:04 America/Los_Angeles

Wine Tasting in Rioja, Spain
The Rioja region is Spain’s largest and most famous wine region, yet it’s still relatively undiscovered by tourism. There...
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Kango posted a blog entry

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:12:04 America/Los_Angeles

Wine Tasting in Rioja, Spain
The Rioja region is Spain’s largest and most famous wine region, yet it’s still relatively undiscovered by tourism. There...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:09:54 America/Los_Angeles

Curious structures in and around Paula’s ‘place,’ Part Two: The mystery of the Ganimede
But it was another structure, one called Ganimede, that got my attention on my last visit to Elvillar. Although it sort of...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:14:56 America/Los_Angeles

Curious structures in and around Paula’s ‘place,’ Part One: The witch’s hut
Fernando Meruelo named Bodegas Lar de Paula after his daughter, Paula. “Lar,” he explained, is an Old Castilian...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:35:54 America/Los_Angeles

Raindrops (Ain’t) Fallin’ on My Head
“Sometimes, in our vineyards closest to the Sierra [Cantabria],” Bodegas Lar de Paula founder Fernando Meruelo told...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:37:56 America/Los_Angeles

Scenes of a Harvest in Rioja, October 2009
PHOTOS (from top to bottom): A destemmer rotates a batch of Tempranillo grape clusters at Bodegas Palacio in Laguardia; a...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:41:10 America/Los_Angeles

Pieces of the Aerial Puzzle: How Rioja is like New York City
Clouds stalled over the Sierra: Looking north across the Ebro valley towards the Sierra Cantabria, taken from a vineyard at...
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Adrian Murcia posted a blog entry

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:16:09 America/Los_Angeles

BioR is Back in Business
I must apologize to readers of Blame it on Rioja—a.k.a. BioR—for having left such a long gap accrue between posts this...
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