Vinos Di Madrid

The wines of Madrid?  Well, yes and no. No, you won’t see grapes growing near the Prado. But, yes, within the broader confines of Madrid, there are grapes, and the wines from them are surprisingly good. Last fall in New York, I attended a tasting for the Vinos de Madrid …

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Campo de Borja: Spanish Wine’s New Frontier

Some months ago, I wrote about the food and wine of Calabria and how the Italian Trade Commission has been trying to get Americans more interested in those products from Italy’s more obscure regions, especially in the South. The Spanish are following suit, at least with wine. This is the …

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