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A Small Bodega, Penedes In Spain

Travel the Penedes region right outside Barcelona for small wineries.
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7 Wines In Spain On Top 100 List – Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Each year, Wine Enthusiast Magazine's top tasters have the pleasure of sampling hundreds of wines to decide on the Top 100 Best Buys of 2010. They reviewed reds, whites, dessert, and sparkling wines and base their report on taste and price. When the 2010 list was uncorked, Spanish wines represented seven slots on the list. Competition was high with Italy, France, Argentina, U.S., etc. in the running. The highest ranking Spanish wine was from Rioja, a 2005, a Ramirex de Ganuza. Alma de Lujon, 2005 from Murcia and Castile's Ribera del Duero made the cut. Here is the complete list: http://www
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Photo Sex – The Spanish Culture With Wine

Photo sex gives you vicarious thrills. The sensuousness, sexiness, delight, tastes, and thrill of living with the Spanish culture continues. In this photo essay, your Scoopettes share Autumn pleasures of wine country in Penedes, which is the closest wine region to Barcelona. The cost of wine in Spain? Two euros a glass!
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Sunny, Romantic Sitges

Want sun? Sitges, with 300 sunny days a year, is your hot spot. Located a shell’s throw from Barcelona on the Mediterranean Sea, this old fishing village retains its small town ambiance
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