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Top price for elegance

Unlike its famous neighbour from Jerez, Montilla’s reputation has not travelled far outside Spain, even Cordoba. That is until now, writes Jon Clarke

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Comeback King!

In the second installment of new wine column Buen Vino on Andalucian wines, Jon Clarke discovers how sherry could be on the cusp of a dramatic return to fashion

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Living the high life in Andalucia

Spain’s highest vineyard scoops top marks from Parker – and gets the top politicians circling

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It all began with a German!

How the ruthless efficiency of organic winemaker Federico Shatz made Ronda wines great again

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Andalucia wine: 20 reasons to go local

In the fourth of our Buen Vino columns, Sara Wallace gives you a taste of the 20 wine regions of Andalucia

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Festive fizz with a pom royale

Pomegranates are one of nature’s super foods, gifted to us at Christmas time and the inspiration for one of Andalucia’s most charming cities Granada. They are also great in cocktails, writes Anne Manson, of Annie B’s Spanish Kitchen


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How times change

Paul O’Connell re-visits a town of growth and prosperity


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Wild goose chase to Extremadura

Andrew Pearce explains why these geese are by foie the happiest in the world… just ask President Barack Obama!


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Don’t be naïve (Evian spelt backwards) – give up the bottle

Since the Olive Press launched a campaign to cut back on plastic two years ago, plenty of town councils, companies and individuals around Andalucia have got the message, at least with plastic bags. But when it comes to plastic bottles not everyone has, writes Josephine Quintero


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The world’s healthiest pork

Thirsty, acorn-feeding black pigs produce Spain’s most famous gourmet product which is also good for your health, writes Anne Manson


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Let’s speed up the slow food movement

The Olive Press appeals for new Slow Food groups in Andalucia


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Visit Jerez’s other international airport

Collette Bardell discovers how a colony of bees resembles a busy air terminal on bank holiday Monday

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My sherry amor

Robert Friedlander takes a tour around the sherry-steeped history of Jerez, where he has lived for the last five years

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I aim to make the best wine in the World, says Andaluz winemaker

Geoff Garvey visits Cadiz bodega Huerta de Albala

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King of Sushi on the critical list

EU’s fishing industry on ‘brink of suicide’ as Bluefin tuna face extinction in just three years

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Malaga’s finest

A clever union between Malaga’s best wines and ten top-rated local artists has created a unique and very collectable addition to your wine cellar

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Heaven’s Kitchen

Spain proves – once again – that its chefs are by far the best in the world

The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Andalucia. Local news from Costa del Sol and inland Andalucia plus national news from around Spain. A campaigning, community newspaper, the Olive Press represents the huge and growing expatriate community in southern Spain - 29,000 copies printed monthly with an estimated readership, including the website, of more than 170,000 people a month.