Valdepeñas Rosado CVC: C:Raspberry, salmon color N: smoke is overwhelming, red berries but closed M: old fruit taste with smoke overwhelming it. Not good at all. 2/10

MENDIONDO CLARETE, Rioja 2010: garnacha, visura clarete. C: pale Onion peel color N:Plum,dried fruit, maybe apricot M: acid, metallic taste Hmmm...not a favorite. 2.50€ not really a surprise. I think you can get better clarete.

MUSA FINO,Montilla-Moriles : 2 different lots...one is pale oxidized color while the other is pale watery color. N: acetone glue M: glue....I think this is an acquired taste that I just don't have yet.glue...super glue is all I get.

ANAE Albarino 2011, Rias Baixas: C: pale yellow green N: lemon,stone fruit,apple, white peach M: green apple, lemony, good acidity Decent white, not so complex but enjoyable. 7/10

BLUME VERDEJO 2010 C:Light hay with light green tinges on rim N: Herbaceous, slight lemon M: rounded but very light persistancy. Ok wine 4.19€ 6/10

BRONTE CHARDONNAY ,Tierra de Castilla : C: stray hay N: Med intensity,pineapple, can of asparagus, Cut green grass M:not buttery enough. Slight lemon acidity but weak. Little body kind of blah. Ok but not great, bit bland.

Beginning of my Sensory Analysis Masters class. CONDE DE CARALT :Brut Nature. C: light hay...thin chains...few chains, disapates quickly. Light green rim N: yeasty, honey,chemical , petrol M: light acidity...that's all though. Not that great. 4.50€ 5/10

DONZEL DOURO 2005 Reserva tinto: 9 m in barrel, Touriga Franca C: light ruby with some transparency. Not very dense. N:Sour cherry, balsamic vanilla. M: chocolate, raspberry, balsamic notes with a touch of oak. Tasty red, light bodied.

Quinola Su�rez , garage wine 2008: ToroDo purple color, slight cab flavor, Tempranillo blend. Tasty, easy to drink, 9/10. I like it...a lot!

Bouza do REI 2009 Albarino: C: canary to hay color N:Pineapple, banana, yeasty- bakery smell M:full body white with a crisp taste. Lemon, pineapple. Fresh. For 6 €, probably $12 in the US, great wine with fish and enjoyable alone! One of my favorite Albarinoa from Rias Baixas region.

RAIMAT ABADIA 2007, Cab Sauv- Tempranillo. C: dense dark purple N: Startling Twizzler, grape cotton candy, touch of bell pepper M: Raspberry Nerds candy taste. Med body wine with light lingering persistence Interesting wine. Nice change from normal Spanish wines. Easy to drink and not too complicated.

Hacienda Ministerio. 2008 Ribera del Duero C: Purple berry N: blueberry, raspberry, blackberry M:raspberry jam, touch oak, blackberry jam, decent length Tasty easy to drink

Torello Brut 2008 Reserva Cava: C: pale hay, explosive bubbles N: touch of apple, yeasty M: apple, yeast, like white wine finish Good champinoise style Cava

VALSERRANO CRIANZA 2008: N: French oak,strawberry M:light mouth, oaky, little fruit Good easy to drink 8/10

BECQUER 2008 Rioja: C: Crisp strawberry red, touch Ruby N: Olive,oak M: light body, touch strawberry 7/10 OK wine

COMA VELLA 2007: Good Priorat! I drank it with friends and honestly can't remember much else other than it was super easy to drink and enjoyable!

CONTINO- VINO DEL OLIVO 2004: C :dark purple ruby. N :Rioja 100 por 100! Raspberry, fig, vanilla. M: White pepper, black...

1st Chateauneuf de Pape! Garnacha 2009. C: beautiful rasberry, N:Vanilla, provincial herbs, pepper, M: lots of pepper, liquorice. Not quite balanced.

Complex wine, South African wine.

Tasty Mataro, good color, opens in 15 min. Light and fruit forward.

2008 Catena Malbec : tasty chocolate rasberry delight. C: dark blueberry red N: raspberry chocolate M: anis raspberry chocolate One of my favorite Malbecs!!!