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  • From Humid North Carolina to Galicia: Following Albariño Home

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    by Nicolette L. Cagle, June 14, 2026 The first time I knowingly tasted Albariño (Alvarinho) was over a decade ago in a blend produced by Bedell Cellars, a winery on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. The wine had a floral nose and notes of grapefruit, influenced in part by the Sauvignon Blanc…

  • Notes on the Wines of Rioja

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    Overview. Located in north-central Spain, the DOCa Rioja wine region extends across the autonomous communities of La Rioja, the Basque province of Álava, and Navarre, with one registered winery in an enclave of Castilla y León. Wine has been produced in the area since at least Roman times, although the region’s wine culture is older…

  • Tasting the Spanish Routes to Cuba

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    by Nicolette L. Cagle, February 26, 2019 The earliest colonial movement from Spain to the Americas drew heavily from Andalusia. Peter Boyd-Bowman found that Andalusians made up the largest regional group among identified Spanish emigrants from 1493 to 1519; among 195 identified arrivals in Cuba from 1520 to 1539, 41 percent came from Andalusia (Boyd-Bowman…