eNewsletter Viavinum. nº28, February 2009   [ Contact ]

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Michelin Guide 2009, a new edition of the “Gourmet Bible”

Michelin Guide 2009, a new edition of the “Gourmet Bible”

A trip to start the 2009 might be a great idea, but if we also take into consideration "an excellent cuisine worthy of a change of path" or "exceptional cuisine worth a special trip” to enjoy the pleasures of making stops

at the establishments distinguished by the Michelin Guide, it can turn into a unique experience.

The famous French guide is not the only one giving a selection and valuation of the high cuisine and establishments, but is the oldest and most prestigious in Europe. Since it began in 1900 as a free advertising guide for buying tires of this house, it managed to evolve as a reflection of quality and excellence, spread in more than twenty countries serving gourmet travelers as "the gourmet Bible” to choose restaurants with excellence.

Despite the great moment going for the high cuisine in our country, once again, the Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal 2009 keeps the number of restaurants awarded with the highest category...

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Marqués de Riscal
150 Anniversary

Marqués de Riscal 150 Anniversary

The best grapes from the harvest of 2001, considered excellent for the first time in the twenty-first century and only comparable to the legendary 1964 have gone to a special `Gran Reserva commemorating the anniversary of the Marqués de Riscal wineries.

With the essence and aroma of a century of life, Marqués de Riscal 150th Anniversary is an exceptional wine created to celebrate the start of a dream ingrained in the Rioja Alavesa and in which the oldest winery of the region wants to continue writing a line in the History of Wine. It certainly is a jewel that intends to express the more traditional side of the winery along with the benefits of its innovative character, an example of the long journey of this wine house which is a living history...

Although the first wines were bottled in 1862, in 1858 they began building the first winery, under the watchful eye of the diplomat Camilo Hurtado de Amezaga, Marqués de Riscal, with a tenacious French spirit in Torrea at Elciego...

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Editorial staff: Carmen Guerrero






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The exquisite brightness of Australian wines in the world

The exquisite brightness of Australian wines in the world

Just fifteen years ago, the wines of Australia were truly unknown beyond the southernmost continent. Today the picture is very different. The Australian wines have managed to make its place among the most important references of modern and innovative ways of elaboration in the New World, especially in English speaking markets. Without native vines, and the feudal nobility of the great wines of the country come to a large extent from the origins of strains imported from the rest of the world...

 

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