Let’s Open a Bottle: Wines from Madrid

November 17, 2022 • 00:12:37
Let’s Open a Bottle: Wines from Madrid
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Let’s Open a Bottle: Wines from Madrid

Nov 17 2022 | 00:12:37

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Show Notes

It may seem counterintuitive to think that the region of Madrid, with its massive capital and built-up bedroom communities, would in anyway be a place for bodegas to make wine, but the reality is quite the opposite. Wine-producing has been going on here for centuries, and after overcoming a rough streak in the middle of […]

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