In the Spotlight

• 2010 Campo Viejo Rioja – Wine Wednesday

  
  This week’s pick is the 2010 Campo Viejo Rioja. This wine is a little unusual as it’s a basic Rioja, which means that the wine spends less than one year aging in oak. You more often see Rioja Crianza, which must be aged at least two years with one in oak, or Rioja Reserva, which must be aged at least three years with one year in oak. The 2010 Compo Viejo Rioja is also unusual as it exemplifies a very modern, almost new world style that is made from 100% Tempranillo, which is the main grape variety in Rioja. The wine is aged for four months in American oak and then ages in the bottle. This results in a wine that is very fruit forward with bright red fruit with cherry dominating and hints of black fruit, vanilla and baking spices. …Read More

• Hiram Walker “Original Cinn” Cinnamon Schnapps – Review

  
  Unlike last year, this year’s winter is fairly mild. But, burr… it’s still cold out there in certain parts of the United States. The Hiram Walker “Original Cinn” Cinnamon Schnapps will help keep you warm this winter. With its clean cinnamon taste and 90 proof alcohol, this schnapps is destined to keep you warm all day and night! …Read More

• Arehucas Ron Miel Rum Review

  
  Our friends at Copa Spirits recently sent us a bottle of Arehucas Ron Miel Rum, a honey rum from the Canary Islands that they recently introduced to the United States. Arehucas is the oldest and largest rum distiller in Europe with its founding back in the 1880′s. But, the history of honey rum or Ron Miel, as its known, goes back even further in the Canary Islands. For over 300 years, the inhabitants of the Canary Islands have enjoyed honey rum. Finally, Ron Miel has come to America. …Read More