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LET’S OPEN A BOTTLE, 19: D.O. Valdepeñas
This is the story of a wine king struggling to keep up with the times. Still one of Spain’s biggest wine producers, this large...
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Spanish History 101, ep. 34: Carlos IV and Godoy
Spain has experienced a period of growth and progress under king Carlos III, but his son, Carlos IV, will let that quickly slip away...
The Amazing Madoz Geographic Dictionary
Often just called “El Madoz”, this herculean work edited by Pascual Madoz was comprised of 16 huge volumes that covers, at least in theroy,...
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A Spanish True Crime Tragedy
This week we are shifting gears and focusing on a different subject: a recent true crime in Spain. Three elderly family members from a...
Let’s Open a Bottle, ep. 18: D.O. La Mancha
D.O. La Mancha. One of the largest wine regions, if not the largest wine region, in the world, and certainly the largest in Spain....
Spanish History 101, EP33: Carlos III and Enlightened Spain
Today we are going to talk about one of the most popular and successful kings of Spain, Carlos III, who ruled from 1759 to...