Roble wines are lighter and fresher, but they don’t always bring out the best in the Tempranillo grape, called Tinto Fino or Tinto País in Ribera del Duero. The 2017 Protos version is a very good example of what this wine can and should be. […]
Spanish crianza wine
The art of carving Jamón Serrano
Madrid, Spain & Geneva, Switzerland – The first time I heard a connoisseur describe a jamon serrano to me was akin to being introduced to an intimate friend. My friend, and the narrator of the culinary fantasy, was of course a Spaniard. We were stranded in an airport, lingering in that interminable airport purgatorial space, when […]