tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post5385878405870373975..comments2024-03-28T13:58:37.846-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Spanish Wines Get DissedRichard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-89101120189151965422007-12-16T04:46:00.000-05:002007-12-16T04:46:00.000-05:00"Many of the county’s 3 million acres of vineyards..."Many of the county’s 3 million acres of vineyards are old, unproductive and not very efficient. The industry is being modernized and recreated. Spain has the potential to make a more profound mark on the wine world than Australia had in the 1990s or Chile in this decade."<BR/><BR/>THis is hilarious, these type of statements were being made a decade ago. Maybe this guy only started reading the old news a while ago.<BR/><BR/>BTW his love of RedGuitar is fine, but RedGuitar by the owners own admission is attempting to be the Yellow Tail of Spain. I know the guy who sources the grapes for this and it's basically a big blend, made expressly for the American Palate and has no distribution here in Spain for that reason. <BR/><BR/>Finally for him to say "I’ve been to trade tastings where hundreds of Spanish wines are being poured and my impressions were confirmed. The best wines, from a quality/value standpoint, were the $12 and under category where the wines were refreshing, enjoyable and unpretentious."<BR/><BR/>and then <BR/>"The only wine I tried that came close to channeling the Bordeaux style so many strive to copy"<BR/><BR/>and then<BR/>"When buying Spanish wines, you may see the word “criança,” which means the wine was aged in oak. Some common grape varieties used in Spain include tempranillo, Spain’s answer to deep, rich cabernet sauvignon, and the lighter and fruitier garnacha (known as grenache elsewhere)."<BR/><BR/>First of, he must be not tasting a TON of wines. Second Tempranillo is NOT Spain's answer to Cabernet Sauvignon, it's laughable, we make Great Cab in addition to Tempranillo, a different beast all together. Oh and the "fruitier Grenacha statement makes it clear that he DOES NOT taste many spanish wines. Priorat and Calatayud with their deep inky dense wines, are far from light fruity creations.<BR/><BR/>Finally why the hell would we want to make wine like Bordeaux? We are Spain, leave Bordeaux wines in Bordeaux, and we'll make Spanish wines thank you that one day Bordeaux can aspire too. <BR/><BR/>Ignorance is a dangerous thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com