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Sangria is a typical Spanish drink, which is consumed especially in summer. It is much more Spanish than for example wine, where we compete with the French or English or beer, with Belgians and Germans, as main producers. In whole Europe (or in the whole world) sangria is the Spanish ambassador par excellence and the secret of success of the Spanish summer. Its preparation is very easy and varied. Sangria…

Are you about to go on a date and you don’t know what to bring with you or where to take the girl of your dreams in order to impress her? There is a little secret you should absolutely know which will make your date a great success. Remember that wine is the perfect accompaniment to any date and it will impress all the ladies. If you are invited to…

In future the guests of the Élysée Palace will have to renounce to the consumption of expensive wines. According to an article on the french newspaper “Le Monde”, President Hollande auctioned part of the 15.000 wines of his private collection. Expensive brands as Petrus, Lafite or Dom Pérignon will be replaced by other cheaper wines. In contrast to former president Sarkozy, who didn’t feel like renouncing to expensive wine, Hollande stands…

Scientific study gave the result that resveratrol, which is present in red wine, has positive effects on health and longevity of animals. After a long investigation period, scientists managed to create a similar compound in capsules.  This study is actually a big advance as it could offer an alternative for those who don’t have the possibility of consuming wine on a daily basis and want to preserve their health. Nowadays…

Thousands of litres of whisky have been flushed away last Tuesday from the Chivas Brothers plant in the locality of Dumbarton in the East of Scotland. According to reports of BBC and the Scottish Sun, it happened at night time while workers were cleaning up the equipment. A mistake in the cleaning up process was responsible for the loss of estimated 18.000 litres of whisky that flushed away instead of…

There was  a time when I was waiting for the adventures of Carrie&Co on the television set with excitement the whole week.  Have you gone through this as well?..Come on, admit your addiction.. From Downtown to Manhattan, the protagonists didn’t leave out just one singular hotspot or fashionable bar. It doesn’t matter if they were shot in trendy street coffee shops or singular bars as the Bed Club, where you…

Do you agree when people say that good things take while? As there are many things that are worth waiting for, the same rule applies to whisky. Real whisky lovers appreciate the ones that have aged in barrels over many years and that unfold a special flavour once opened. They are certainly a temptation you won’t resist. But what makes these long aged whiskys so special and most of all,…

According to the affirmations of many wine-growers”,  Rioja, which is one of the most important wine regions of Spain, is becoming more polarized in what is concerning the quality of their wines.  “The region has become more divided. On the one hand, in the extreme south they produce wine in big quantities, while in other parts they focus more on good quality rather than on quantity. There are wine-growers that damage…

As a big fan of Asian countries and lifestyle in today’s post I want to talk about drinking in the oriental hemisphere. Many of us have visited Asian countries and confess to be addicted to local food but what about drinking alcohol in this part of the world? Are there any drinks in Asia people are fund of that have not been exported to other countries yet? Or let’s say…

Drinks and poetry have always been linked and people dare to say that it was alcohol that inspired some of the greatest poets and writers of all times. Alcohol may have an influence on creativity but for  sure what doesn’t make Shakespeare and Co  fall into oblivion was their great talent.(or we want to believe that!) Anyway, as expected, also poets and writers had their preferences in drinking. Some of…