Americans may have to pay 200% more for their Spanish wines
“The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Spanish winemaker hedging against US tariffs
Wine exports from Spain to the U.S. rose by 20% in December, an increase the Spanish Wine Federation attributes in part to stockpiling by importers ahead of possible tariffs.
Spanish winemaker hedging against US tariffs with early stock deliveries, in Penafiel
Wine barrels lie at the Protos winery cellars, in Penafiel, Ribera del Duero region, Spain, February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Trump is worried about his whiskey.
Trump is worried about his whiskey.
Festa del Vi Novell
Plaça Nova hosted another edition of the Festa del Vi Novell last night. Alongside wine sales by local wineries, there were tapas from bars, restaurants, and associations. The evening featured live music, a night market, and a secondhand market.
The nouveau of Santa Maria
The idea for the Beaujolais Run was conceived at a dinner near Mâcon in Burgundy in the winter of the 1970.
Macià Batle Nouveau Wine in Santa Maria
Macià Batle Nouveau Wine in Santa Maria
Wine could be at a premium for Christmas.
Wine could be at a premium for Christmas.
Quick, get a round in we’re running out of wine!
Drought-hit Spain has kept its position as the third largest wine producer.
They wined, they dined and they fled....
The couple left the hotel before dawn and quickly fled Spain, but after a nine-month hunt across Europe, they were detained by border guards while crossing from Montenegro into Croatia.
Former Manchester city star counts cost of fire at his Spanish vineyard
“A fire is always terrifying because it kills everything around it and the feeling is just awful. The feeling, the smoke, the smell ... There’s a sense of total destruction,”
Beauty Queen held after 1.7 million euro wine theft in Spain
Police investigators believe the woman, a 29-year-old Mexican, who according to Spanish daily El Pais had competed in a beauty pageant in her homeland, distracted El Atrio waiters by ordering room service from the Michelin-starred restaurant after its kitchen had closed.
Food and wine
Famous sauce is really a dish
Romescu is almost certainly one of Spain’s most famous sauces, used mainly for fish although it also pairs nicely with some meats, especially rabbit.
Food and wine
Why albariños are such super wines
The albariño grape is now one of the area’s main agricultural products and it makes an important contribution to the local economy.
Food & Wine
Sun-dried tomatoes are great on flavour
The Italians were the first to dry tomatoes in the sun and as it is such an easy and efficient way of preserving them until the next summer’s crop, the custom of sun-dried tomatoes soon spread throughout the Mediterranean.
Where Gastronomy Meets Centuries Of Tradition
There is more to Majorca than just the sun and the sea, in fact Majorca is good enough to eat.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 21-27 November
The mushroom season in Majorca is the excuse for Mancor de la Vall's Fira de l'Esclatasang, which starts on Friday with a non-fungal demons' fire-run. "Nouveau" in a Majorcan style is recognised in the wine town of Santa Maria. Rice is the theme of Sa Pobla's autumn fair, and the 26th Es Refugi Christmas charity market is at Palma's La Misericordia from Thursday.
Agriculture
Wine producers forecasting an excellent harvest
Unlike other cultivators, the wine producers have no particular issue with the water shortage. Indeed the lack of water can improve quality.
- UK entry visa comes into force on Wednesday
- Curtain comes down on Son Amar, the popular Mallorca nightspot
- New train service will have 10 kilometre underground section, linked with Palma airport
- Mallorca beaches at Soller and Andratx covered by thousands of 'little sails'
- The Mallorca weather forecast (April 1). Enjoy the good weather while it lasts!