Geographically speaking, Castilla is a Spanish indication for Vino de la Tierra wines located in the region of Castile La Mancha. It’s quite a large region, the 3rd largest in Spain at about 30,600 square miles, around the size of Czech Republic. Vino de la Tierra is basically Spain’s answer to France’s Vin de Pays [...read more]

This wine is not glorified fruit punch. This bottle is not ornately gilded in a flowery explosion. This juice is not forced into bottle before it’s ready just so it can hit the market in time for the holidays. This wine is not Beaujolais Nouveau. It is something altogether different and better than what many [...read more]

There are two reasons that I am in charge of providing wine for Thanksgiving. The first, and most obvious, I work at a wine shop. If I don’t show up with something fabulous to drink then what good am I? Second, I am an absolute control freak, and this way I am guaranteed to be [...read more]