S10 Ep110: Vinos de la Vuelta

<div>The third Grand Tour of the year is also our third opportunity to take listeners on a journey through one of Europe’s powerhouse nations not only in bike-racing but also wine-making.<br> <br> As in previous years and ahead of this year’s Giro and Tour, we tasked Greg Andrews of Dvine Cellars with plotting our oenological odyssey – in this case with the help of Dvine’s Spanish expert in residence, their Canaries-born and raised Caledonian, Angus McNab.<br> <br> In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, we take a break from our daily Vuelta coverage to taste the wines and hear Greg and Angus justify and in some cases defend their choices. The selection itself can be ordered from <a href="https://dvinecellars.com/collections/the-cycling-podcast-cases">Dvine Cellars</a>. <br> <br> The six wines are as follows, in the order that they ‘appear’ on the Vuelta route:<br> <br> - Bat Gara, Uno Txakoli, Basque Country<br> <br> - Bodegas Tobía, Reserva, Rioja (2014 Gran Reserva also available)<br> <br> - Raúl Pérez, 'Ultreia Saint Jacques', Mencía, Bierzo<br> <br> - Telmo Rodriguez, Al-Muvedre Tinto, Monastrell, Alicante<br> <br> - Callejuela, Hacienda de Dona Francisca, Palomino de Flor, Sanlúcar de Barrameda<br> <br> - Bodegas Bernabeleva, Camino de Navaherreros Blanco, Madrid<br> <br> <strong>The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport.<br> <br> </strong><em>The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.</em> </div>