Denominación de Origen

LEARNING ABOUT WINE Spain’s DOs: Why Spain Has So Many Wine Regions?

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Spain’s DOs: Why Spain Has So Many Wine Regions? In Spanish wine, place often comes before country. Rioja, Rías Baixas, Ribera del Duero, and Jerez appear first. Those names belong to a legal system. In Spain, the most familiar unit in that system is the DO, short for Denominación de Origen. A DO ties a … Read more

Mezcal has SOUL! – A Mezcal Masterclass

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I had the privilege of attending an exclusive Mezcal tasting seminar at the Flamingo Room, hosted by the team from Tlecān in Mexico City, ranked no. 3 in North America’s 50 Best Bars and no. 20 in the world: Eli Martínez, Bernardo Serna, Miriam, Karina Arellano. While sipping on a refreshing mango-jalapeño-citrus Solmano mezcal welcome … Read more