‘Ten wines, ten different aspects of Rioja.’ Such was Andrew Halliwell’s pitch when he came to talk to Club members at St Cross College (a new and very successful venue for the Club).
And ten wines there were: a sparkling Rioja, a rare Tempranillo Blanco, a rosé made by Andrew himself at Bodega Obalo, and then seven reds ranging from examples of new wave, fruit-driven wines from Garnacha and Maturano Tinto to more traditional, Tempranillo- and oak-dominated wines.
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