{"id":96,"date":"2011-11-17T01:02:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T01:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2011-11-17T01:02:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T01:02:09","slug":"the-wonders-of-spanish-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/the-wonders-of-spanish-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wonders of Spanish Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent panel tasting, we were truly blown away by the quality and incredible value of the Spanish wines we tasted.\u00a0 It is no secret that for a decade or more Spain has been the source of some of the very best red wines made anywhere in the world.\u00a0 And the outstanding offerings from Rioja, Ribera del Duero and Priorat we tasted that night from top bodegas were no disappointment.\u00a0 In fact, they were truly outstanding.\u00a0 Yet, what impressed us the most were wines from lesser known regions and relatively obscure red and white varietals.\u00a0 An old vine Bobal from La Mancha, a blend of Syrah, Merlot and Graciano from Aragon, and Godello and Mencia offerings from Bierzo were some of the evening\u2019s favorites, and not one of those wines has a retail price of more than $17.00.<\/p>\n<p>This recent experience just reinforces our belief that no matter how hard the marketing gurus try to convince us otherwise, we can never drink a label or a price tag.\u00a0 Moreover, wine drinkers will find a treasure trove of interesting, tasty, well made wines from names and places they have never heard of, and nowhere will their search be more fruitful than in Spain.\u00a0 Look for some of these gems to appear as upcoming monthly features.\u00a0 In the meantime, happy hunting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent panel tasting, we were truly blown away by the quality and incredible value of the Spanish wines we tasted.\u00a0 It is no secret that for a decade or more Spain has been the source of some of the very best red wines made anywhere in the world.\u00a0 And the outstanding offerings from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - 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