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Follow-up episode: More on stolen wine and A-bombs!
I recently read some articles about the same subjects I featured in a couple of episodes. One is about a famous wine heist that...
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King John of Gaunt of Spain?
If I were to tell you that John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III, and one of the wealthiest and most dashing individuals...
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LET’S OPEN A BOTTLE 9: D.O. Toro
If you haven’t already tried it, it’s time you gave wines from Toro, especially red wine, a go. These are classics from Spain. Some...
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Death of a King, birth of a dynasty and a Spanish expression
In 1369, King Pedro I came face-to-face with his archrival, his stepbrother Enrique, and the two gambled the future of Spain on the outcome...
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SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP 22: The 14th Century
Castile and Aragon are both rising to the top as the most powerful and most successful kingdoms in Spain (before it was called Spain)....
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Let’s Open a Bottle: D.O.Ca. Rioja (Combining the old and the new)
This is the grandaddy of them all in terms of prestige and status as the premier wine region of Spain, at least in a...