Matthew's World of Wine and Drink

About Matthew's World of Wine and Drink.

This blog began as a record of taking the WSET Diploma, during which I studied and explored wines and spirits made all around the world. Having passed the Diploma and become a WSET Certified Educator, the blog has become much more: a continual outlet for my passion for the culture of wine, spirits, and beer.

I aim to educate in an informal, enlightening, and engaging manner. As well as maintaining this blog to track my latest enthusiasms, I provide educational tastings for restaurants and for private groups. Details can be found on the website, and collaborations are welcome.

Wine is my primary interest and area of expertise and this blog aims to immerse the reader in the history of wine, to understand why wine tastes like it does, and to explore all the latest news. At the same time, beer and spirits will never be ignored. 

For the drinker, whether casual or professional, today is a good time to be alive.

Comando G La Bruja de Rozas Sierra de Gredos 2017

Comando G La Bruja de Rozas Sierra de Gredos 2017

Matthew Gaughan
what would matthew drink?, wine of the week

We return to Spain with Comando G's La Bruja de Rozas, a Garnacha which comes from Sierra de Gredos, a mountain range west of Madrid. I've mentioned this wine before and I'm excited the new vintage is just as good as the 2015.

Comando G is a project created in 2008 by two friends, Daniel Landi and Fernando Garcia, dedicated to reviving the wines of the rugged, rocky, difficult to farm region. They've done an amazing job, creating wines that are well worth the hard work - just as a previous generation had in Priorat. They work with 50-80-year-old Garnacha vines planted at 850m altitude; the vines for La Bruja de Rozas are on sandy granite soils. It's a superb expression of Garnacha: light but concentrated with a floral, perfumed nose and aromas of crunchy red fruit.

A great introduction to Spanish Garnacha, and a wine that will have you seeking out their single-vineyard expressions.

Price: $28

Vintage: 2017

Grape Variety: Garnacha

Alcohol: 13.5%

Region: Sierra de Gredos, Spain

Ageing: 9 months

Rating: ✪✪✪✪✪

Drink: now-2022

Food pairing: meatballs; chorizo; meat paella; squash tamales

Vins Família Ferrer “Can Sala” Paraje Calificado 2008 (€60+)

Vins Família Ferrer “Can Sala” Paraje Calificado 2008 (€60+)
Theopetra Estate Limniona Meteora PGI 2015

Theopetra Estate Limniona Meteora PGI 2015
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