Monthly Archives: June 2009

Tapas Fantasticas photos

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Robert McIntosh

Here area selection of my photos from Tapas Fantasticas London 2009. A proper round up coming soon. (function($){$(document).ready(function(){$(“#px5 a”).lightBox({});});})(jQuery); Related articles by Zemanta More fantastic tapas and rioja wine (thirstforrioja.co.uk) Tweet up for “Traveling Geeks” in London (cnewmark.com) Poem: Welcome … Continue reading →

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Even Nature likes Rioja

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Robert McIntosh

It must be! This is the second year running that we have had the most fabulous weather for Tapas Fantasticas. The predictions for rain throughout the day could not have been more wrong – we had blistering sun. We did, … Continue reading →

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More fantastic tapas and rioja wine

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Robert McIntosh

Those who’ve been following this blog for a while know I attended last year’s inaugural Tapas Fantasticas event in Brick Lane, London. It was an amazing event. The weather was great, the food was wonderful, and the wine was Rioja … Continue reading →

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Dominant Tempranillo

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Robert McIntosh

This week I attended The Drinks Business‘ Rioja Forum, organised in conjunction with Wines from Rioja, to discuss the motion: “Should Tempranillo remain the dominant grape?” In many ways, it wasn’t a discussion as much as a series of comments … Continue reading →

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