Posted on: Rodolfo Bastida's wall

Hi, I'm traveling in Galicia again. Albariño wines made ​​in a small valley called "val do Salnés" I´m thinking they are the best. Albariño is perhaps better than Spain provided the backdrop of white wines in the world. Very difficult to cultivate, but long-lived wines, clean and aromatic Salnés conreto the salty notes and eucalyptus are very fine. The aroma is like the toilet soap (almond flowers and lemon fine), fine, complex and great with seafood. Please try it ..... They are not cheap but very good. Maybe in Spain the best value wines are from Rueda. Verdejo (the grape) it is very special. Well adapted to the area (high altitud and dry area). Singular soil and nice growers. But we will talk about another day, if if you can, try it ....¡

Rodolfo 08:46 30/01/2012 Comment

Posted on: Stephen de Wet's wall

We hope you all have a fantastic festive season and thanks for the support over the last year! Lets hope 2012 brings an end finally to the worlds financial troubles. Best wishes, from all at Arabella.

Stephen 05:58 24/12/2011 Comment

Posted on: Rodolfo Bastida's wall

Today I get up in Düsseldorf....yesterday we had a very nice tasting of our wines....at the end we finish with a beer (only for mouth cleanning) and we continue with "knuckle of pork with sauerkraut and potatoes" and paring with Hacienda don Hernan 2008 was fantastic. Close to cristhmas we finish with a apple pie. Fantastic dinner with our german friends.

Yesterday was the firs under cero morning of this winter.....cold it is no bad, but we need water. In distric we grow our vineyards ther are not possibility of irrigation because we can´t store water in reservoirs. We have only one option: wait for a rain and snow winter. We continue looking into the sky and I will inform you....

Rodolfo 06:40 01/12/2011 Comment