Will Travel for Food and Wine

Well-made wine, exquisite food, and great art – Spain should be on anyone's short list of travel destinations

"...a week of touring the wineries and vineyards of Rioja, followed by a driving tour of Spain that covered..."

June 26, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Superb Spanish Wines at Bargain Prices

Bodegas Franco-Españolas reds

"...on its Bordeaux style. Like all of the best Rioja wines, they only release the wines when they are..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Wines of Spain

Wines of Spain, a trade group, recently hosted a tasting in Austin of Rioja wines.

"...trade group, recently put together a fascinating tasting of Rioja wines from 10 different bodegas. Rioja is in the..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The Wine Region of Rioja

"...The Wine Region of Riojaby Ana Fabiano (Sterling Epicure, $35, 256 pp)..."

June 1, 2012 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Liquid Assets

Spanish Wines and the 16th Annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...Johnson also likes using the grape because its native Rioja is covered with limestone, just like the Texas Hill..."

April 6, 2001 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Drink Better and Cheaper in 2013

We disclose the secrets of locating food friendly, relatively undiscovered, but easy to find Old World wines

"...want to focus on four wineries. El Coto de Rioja, Marqués de Caceres, and Bodegas Muga all make a..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Summer Wines From Argentina, Spain, and Austria

Affordable white wines keep you and your dinner crisp and cool this summer

"...Spain's El Coto de Rioja winery is massive (it has more than 6,000 acres..."

June 11, 2010 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Maria and Málaga

A world-renowned wine master and her chef show what Spain is made of.

"...of Spanish winemakers, Maria Martinez-Sierra of Bodegas Montecillo in Rioja, was in town for a Women and Wine panel...."

April 28, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

Weekend Wine

Faustino’s Crianza, a bright red Rioja wine

"...wine this day is Faustino’s Crianza, a bright red Rioja from north-central Spain. The Spanish wine industry separates still..."

June 15, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Wine of the Week

Great red wines under $12 a bottle

"...must try the bone-dry Spanish Rosé called El Coto Rioja Rosado ($8), a full-bodied wine with extravagant strawberry and..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Drink Ribera. Drink Spain.

No place for the timid

"...it becoming the third DOCa (next to Priorat and Rioja), Malloy confirmed their intention to keep the D.O. status,..."

April 12, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Summer Reading About Food

A collection of recent food literature

"...books on subjects as diverse as the wines of Rioja and extra virgin olive oil, to the history of..."

June 1, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wine of the Week

Texas summers are the right time for dry Rosé wines

"...Two of the very best come from the Rioja area of Spain, where Rosés are drunk widely with..."

June 19, 2009 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Liquid Assets

Wine and cheese: Wes Marshall outlines the ultimate pairing.

"...decide whether to recommend a Cava, Fino Sherry, or Rioja with Manchego. Matching wine and cheese should be fun,..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Weekend Wine: William Chris Wines

Three Texas wines worth tasting this weekend

"...Cellars Tempranillo and a Spanish Reserva or Gran Reserva Rioja. You’ll learn about which wines you prefer and be..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Weekend Wine: CVNE or Cune?

A $12 Rioja that you will love

"...how they can offer a gorgeous wine like their Rioja Crianza for just $12...."

July 8, 2022 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Weekend Wine

A random walk down the best values in holiday wines!

"...Want Old World? Muga Rioja Rosé ($12) is easy to find, but Cellar Barcelòna..."

Nov. 18, 2017 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Winebelly Pours One Out

Today's Austin food news

"...we like to say after finishing a bottle of Rioja, will be hosting a wine dinner with pioneering Texas..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Celebrate Texas Wine on International Tempranillo Day

Spanish grape excels in the Lone Star State

"...the backbone of two of Spain’s most majestic wines, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. So why are we talking..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Food Post by Wes Marshall

So Far, So Good

Kyōten charms with simple pleasures

"...is not about such white-hot flashes. I say a Rioja is good after an appreciative sip; I say a..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Recommended Wine Pairings

Wine columnist Wes Marshall finds affordable wines to complement your Thanksgiving feast

"... Rioja Bordón Reserva ($15)..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Texas Wines Take Awards

Texas Tempranillos moving up in the world

"...ring a bell, it’s the standard grape for Spanish Rioja wines and it is pronounced Temp-rah-NEE-yo...."

Aug. 7, 2013 Food Post by Wes Marshall

'The Butcher's Hands'

Short Story Contest second-place winner

"...were both a little drunk off of an expensive Rioja, pressed together in a room saturated with the aroma..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Dana De Greff

Liquid Assets

The economic downturn has created an unexpected windfall for local wine lovers

"...10, it will be serving high-end Spanish wines from Rioja, Ribera del Duero, and Priorat. Spain's wine quality is..."

April 24, 2009 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Cookbooks

Gift Guide

"...was spot on: a roasted chicken or pork chops. Rioja lovers should try a Manchego cheese or braised lamb..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Food-o-File

El Mesón gets some competition – from itself; plus, an extended Event Menu

"...of Tempranillo and the heritage of winemaking in Spain's Rioja region. Tickets are $75, and necessary reservations can be..."

March 31, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Will Travel for Food (and Awards)

Barcelona

"...and 3:30 in the afternoon, was at a nearby Riojan cafe: La Casa de Rioja. All but the most..."

April 2, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Liquid Assets

Wes Marshall scrutinizes the best wine lists in Austin.

"...of Europe and the Americas.Spanish red: Conde de Valdemar Rioja Reserva ($28)...."

May 31, 2002 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The Statesman of the House

Meredith Phillips shares space with a persnickety purebred named Winston.

"...cities of Spain, staying up all night to slurp Rioja and spit olive pits on the floor, stomp out..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Features Feature by Meredith Phillips

All About Cuban Cooking

"...a ham hock and serve it with a good Rioja just as soon as the weather cools off...."

Jan. 21, 2000 Food Review

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