Category Archives: Events

Rioja for a song

Good news if you live outside of London, or a good excuse to leave for a bit (London does get the lion’s share of attention generally).
Wines from Rioja is sponsoring a campaign through regional newspapers in Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham and in Scotland. You collect tokens in these newspapers and get a chance to go out [...]

Rioja Rocks for Olly

Every time I hear from him I like the dude even more. If we keep at it, I’m going to have to buy him a ring!
I was reviewing the useful site built for UK consumers at Wines from Rioja (www.winesfromrioja.co.uk) and I saw this comment on the Rioja Rocks article:
And the region itself is a [...]

Finally uploaded the bulk of my photos

Here are some more photos to browse through form the Tapas Fantasticas event (there are more here). Most are not that artistic as I was a little rushed, but they’ll give you a sense of how busy it was, and if you were there you might even spot yourself or your friends:

 
 

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What a weekend!

Not only did we have glorious weather for the Tapas Fantasticas extravaganza in Brick Lane, but Spain go and win the European Cup for the first time in 44 years.
Who would dispute that things are looking good for Spain right now?
First of all, we had the tapas event. I don’t know how many people came [...]

Welcome new readers!

This weekend thirstforrioja will be out spreading the love for Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco at the Tapas Fantasticas show (which I have already posted about so you can read it below).
If you picked up a card at the event, welcome! If you were looking for more information on the Dinastia Vivanco wines, and stockists, click here.
I [...]