Thanks to all of you who came to Vino Valencia and made it one of the best wine night ever. For those who weren’t there this month, we hope to see you on one of our next events.

The three wines offered this month were:

• Cero of ,Bodega La Encina,
• Clotas M of Bodega Vicente Flors,
• Reymos 1918 of Bodega Cheste Agraria,

All these wines were accompanied by amazing sweets especially created by ILoveCooking for this event!

Thanks also to Riki Wigley, for the wine consulting, to Suzie Garcia for the great work at the reception and to Estudio C. Baselga for hosting the Vino Valencia December event.

If you would like to see the event photos, click on the link of the December 2012 Vino Valencia Night.

See you next year for the next Vino Valencia Wine Night!

Type: red wine

Winery: Vicente Flors, Castellon

Used on event: A Sweet Vino Valencia Event to wish you Happy Christmas!On December 19th at Design C. Baselga!

Clotas M is produced by Vicente Flors and is made from 100% monastrell.

Cold pre-fermentation in stainless steel tanks, macerated for 12 days aging. No filtered, aged for 5 months in American and French oak barrels.

Vino Valencia Tasting Notes

Appearance: Shine red
Nose: red fruits.
Palate: Fresh, tone of tannis, powerfull taste
ILoveCooking sweet thoughts: Very nice chocolate skewers

Type: red

Winery: Bodega La Encina, Alicante.

Used on event: A Sweet Vino Valencia Event to wish you Happy Christmas!On December 19th at Design C. Baselga!!

This ecological red wine is made from 20% Merlot, 20% Monastrell, 60% Garnacha.

Organic cultivation and production, indigenous grapes and unusual blends give rise to surprising wine. 10 months in Frech oak

Vino Valencia Tasting Notes

Appearance: Cherry red.
Nose: High intensity, aromas of fruits such as red cherry, currant.
Palate: Great body and structure with a slight vanilla taste
ILoveCooking sweet thoughts:Delicious CupCakes

Type: Cava

Winery: Bodega Cheste Agraria, Cheste (Valencia).

Used on event: A Sweet Vino Valencia Event to wish you Happy Christmas!On December 19th at Design C. Baselga!

Reymos 1918 is first brut nature sparkling wine made using the finest Moscatel de Alejandría grapes grown and ripened on the Valencia coast under the warm Mediterranen sea.

The label was specially created by Francis Montesinos and a 1,8% of the sold amount will be given to charity.

Vino Valencia Tasting Notes

Appearance: yellow with hints of green.
Nose: Rich aromas, rose, rosmarin.
Palate: Pinepple, fresh, coconat.
ILoveCooking sweet thouth: Amazing Chocolate Cake

The Estudio Carmen Baselga , is a very beautiful design studio located in the heart of Ruzafa.

En Carmen Baselga’s design studio workshop, ‘Taller de Proyectos’, they carry out a variety of projects of all types, such as interior and landscape architecture, and expositions for business, culture or scenographies. In short, our aim is to design the scene.

Their work consists of conceptualizing, planning, developing and managing the project, including the set-up if necessary, going as far as the client needs us to.

Furthermore, the design of the furniture in any interior project plays an integral role, whether it is for individual objects or for serial production. They always work to the same philosophy; they design for the individual and not for ‘the market’ which often lacks personality.

When they talk about furniture design, they mean accessories for the home, pieces that complement every project.

Space is extremely important for them; both interior and exterior, as an inhabitable place, as a setting for everyday life. They are interested in every individual and their history and propose their creative ideas and solutions with a contemporary touch.

Estudio Carmen Baselga is located in Denia, 41, 46006 and its phone number is 963 810 603.

Please find below a Google Map with the location of Estudio Carmen Baselga

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Estudio Carmen Baselga is the hosting venue for the A Sweet Vino Valencia Event to wish you Happy Christmas!On December 19th at Design C. Baselga!

We would like to wish you Happy Christmas in a special way and thus we are delighted to invite you at the Special Sweet Vino Valencia Wine Night event which takes place on Wednesday 19th December 2012.

This event will be held at the beautiful Estudio Carmen Baselga, a very fashion design studio situated in the heart of Ruzafa.

As usual on the Sweet Vino Valencia Night we offer you 3 quality wines from the Comunitat Valenciana but this time, instead of tapas, you will taste 3 amazing example of sweet delicateness especially made by I Love Cooking a creative catering company in Valencia.

The evening starts at 20:00hr and lasts until 21:30/22:00hr, you can participate in the social and business networking for 10 € per person only! Please reserve your spot now below!

We are looking forward to welcoming you on Wednesday, December 19th at Estudio Carmen Baselga from 20:00hr for the Sweet Vino Valencia Wine Night!.

Once people have signed up for the event, you will see their names here:

If you have any comments or suggestions, please drop us a line.

I Love Cooking is a young and dynamic project started which spring out of Alberto and Jovi’s passion for cooking: they will cook for you, together with you, for your special occasions and make it even more unique with their creative pastry.

The creations by “Ilovecooking” will exalt your special moments with their fondant cakes: small, elaborate and unique works of art which are perfect to celebrate birthdays, weddings, christenings, first communions and any occasion you wish to celebrate. What are you waiting for?Don’t wait and Choose your cake!

Alberto and Jovi also offer a catering service tailored to your needs and tastes. For any occasion they will make up the most appropriate menu, by blending the flavors of world cuisines, from the typical Spanish to the Italian and Oriental ones.

Moreover “Ilovecooking” cooks at home with the service of “personal chef”: one of their chefs will take your kitchen over and make a very special dinner or a romantic one which you will enjoy in the comfort and privacy of your home.

And if all you need is a sweet touch , cupcakes, cookies, muffins and macarrons of ILoveCooking are what you’re looking for: an explosion of flavor and color that enters the eye to please the most discerning palate.

Get into the tasty world of “Ilovecooking”, you will not regret it!!

Thanks to all of you who attended the Vino Valencia Wine Night of the October 2012 and made it ones more such an amazing night.

The three wines offered this month by Casa de la Vides were:

• Vallblanca 2011


• Rosa Rosae 2011


• Cup de Cup 2010

All these beautiful wines were accompanied by a tapa especially created by La Reina Restaurant for this event.

A special thanks to Suzie Garcia for the great work at the reception and to to Riki Wigley, for the wine consulting.

In order to see the photos of last night event to show, click here Photos of the October 2012 Vino Valencia Wine Night.

Vino Valencia hopes to see at the next event in December 2012!

Address: Carretera comarcal Albaida- Aljor 46890 Agullent (Valencia) .

URL: www.lacasadelasvides.com/

SPONSOR OF Vino Valencia is back: on the 24 at La Reina Restaurant! with:

• Vallblanca 2011


• Rosa Rosae 2011


• CUP de CUP 2010

La Casa de las Vides is a new winery sat alongside a farmhouse dating back to 1700 with its original bodega intact. Near to the town of Agullent, close to Ontinyent the bodega occupies a site of about 35 hectares , surrounded by the three fincas which make up the property with views up the Val d´Albaida named so by the moors for its white soils, in one of the best wine growing areas of DO Valencia´s Clariano sub-zone.

Originally a collaboration between three or four families who grew grapes and cereals today the bodega belongs to the family of Francisco Gandia and is still a mixed operation, producing apricots which are sold all over Spain as well as wine.

The bodega used to sell its entire production to others but gradually the family began to notice the quality of their product and from 2005 decided to produce their own quality wines. Some of the production is still sold on but the small quantity of wines produced are readily finding a market.

The bodega sits at about 400m above sea level in an area where the temperatures are regularly four to five degrees warmer than most of the Valencian region. As a result picking of the white varieties begins as early as the last week of July with the reds following on a week or so later. The grapes already have sufficient maturity and later picking would risk over maturity.

The vineyards contain Verdil, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer and Macabeo and all four were included in the first vintage of the white Vallblanca I had tasted last year at the Valencia winefair. The current vintage (2011) a fresh and fruity wine with a wonderful floral and aromatic bouquet and balancing acidity is simply made from the Verdil and Gewürztraminer and sold in a distinct blue germanic style bottle with its pierced label.

The bodega also produces Rosae, ( from Latin and based on the areas local history ) a rosado from Cabernet Sauvignon and Garnacha.

The vineyards consist of parcels of red varieties which include Merlot, Garnacha , Monastrell, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon and each plays a part in the tintos produced.

Type: white wine

Winery: Casa de la Vides Valencia.

Used on event: Vino Valencia is back: on the 24 at La Reina Restaurant

A wine with a very personal and uniqueness given by the local variety Verdil, which together with the aromatic Gewürtraminer, achieved in this wine a great complexity and originality.

Vino Valencia Tasting Notes

Appearance: Greenish yellow color.
Nose: Fresh and fruity
Palate: Pear, with floral notes.
La Reina Restaurant food thoughts: Cheese Tapa