WinesFromSpain.com’s Free Spanish Wine Guide
Those looking to learn amore bout Spanish wine, and who are cool with receiving a freebie (I really hope that covers most of you out there) might want to check out Far from Ordinary, a free guide to Spanish wine available through Wines From Spain.
Wines From Spain is another government-funded promotional program with the objective of promoting a country’s wines and its wine regions (in this case, Spain – duh) to wine consumers worldwide. We’ve been seeing a lot of those organizations hitting the promotional trails lately, especially since the world economy took a sharp turn towards toiletville.
Far from Ordinary was written with the help of uber-wine guy Doug Frost, who is one of a (very) small handful of people to achieve both the Master Sommelier and Master of Wine credentials. Frost also supplies the tasting notes for the 130+ Spanish wines featured in the guide.
Personally, I’ve little experience with Spanish wines and it ranks right up there with Burgundy on the list of world wine areas that I need to learn (and taste!) more about. Apparently it has me in such a tizzy that just thinking about it causes me to end sentences with prepositions. Having said that, Spanish wine – when you can find it in the States, that is – is a hell of a lot easier to navigate than Burgundy in terms of not breaking both your heart and wallet when you find a dud. So, I’ve only got experience with a small amount of the wines featured in Far from Ordinary but I found the selections with which I’m familiar to be good buys and consistent with Doug Frost’s tasting notes (there – that sentence was better… whew…).
A primer on the major winemaking regions of Spain is also provided in the guide, and it’s bursting out with photographs so stunning that they might better be placed in a Spanish tourism guide – some of the shots will make you want to immediately open a bottle of Cava or Priorat and book travel to the Spanish countryside.
The guide is certainly worth a look (the price, after all, is right).
Cheers!
Other stuff you might dig:
- The Second Glass Annual Wine Guide
- BinEndsWine.com Spanish Wine Tasting Wrap-Up
- 10 Free Wine Web Resources You Probably Aren’t Using
- The 1WineWine Dude Tasting Guide! How to Taste Like a Wine Geek – Now Available (Printed & eBook Versions)!
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December 8th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
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December 8th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
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December 8th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
WineDude. We import Spanish wines and sell them to the PLCB. I think you should be able to find some of the following in an local specialty store:
Conde de Subirats Cava – 29663 $11.99
1+1=3 Cava NV- 29894 $14.99
Nessa Albarino 2008- 22525 $12.99
Fuente Milano Viura/Verdejo 2008 – 22524 $8.99
El Molinet Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon Valencia 2007 – 22719 $11.49
Coming soon, as we've already shipped them: Prima Toro 2007 (100% Tempranillo) and Finca la Cuesta Bierzo 2007 (100% Mencia)
I hope you get to try some more Spanish wines soon as they blend the best of the old world (sense of place [terroir]) and the new world (ripe fruit).
Cheers!
December 9th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I'm sorry to hear that you have to deal with the PLCB :-).
Thanks!!
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February 11th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
I don't know about any revisions, but I do recall that it took some time (several weeks) for the book to arrive. I'd try contacting them, seems quite a long time and I'd have thought you'd have received it by now.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Have they run out of the "Wines From Spain Far From Ordinary Wine Guide"? I ordered one back in October or November and still have not received one. Will they be coming out with a 2010 version?