This column is a massive fan of the wines of Spain. In my opinion, Spain currently offers the best value (price versus quality) of any wine-producing nation.

Now that there appears be a chink of light at the end of the recession tunnel — given the number of new wine shop and wine bar openings — I thought I would talk gadgets this week.

Up until recently my favourite wine trivia question was “what is the world’s most planted grape?” 

THE Government’s proposal to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol following the recent budget increases will probably mean an end to the €5 bottle of wine in the supermarket.

I AM frequently asked what wine is the best value at the moment and I have had a stock answer for a number of years: buy from Chile and Spain.

THERE is an old adage about the wine industry that if you want to make a small fortune, you need to invest a very large one first.

ON the final day, The Greatest League in the World (copyright: Spanish Football Federation) ended with a whimper, not a bang.

Shoppers in Britain are developing a taste for cheese made from sheep’s milk, a retailer said today.

WE DROVE across the bare Meseta, the tableland at the centre of Spain, on a Sunday morning, the sky big and blue overhead and snow-capped mountains on the horizon, rising above a band of blue mist.

I’VE just spent a mind-blowing three days in Spain at the third International Gastronomy Summit, Madrid Fusion 2005.