Delighful dozen: The wine discoveries in Spain you need to know about according to experts

A DOZEN Spanish wines have received sparkling reviews from a top drinks critic. Fedellos do Couto, Bastarda from Galicia and Javier Revert Viticultor, Simeta from

6 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Food & Drink·Other News

Vineyards were the most abandoned crop in 2020

DARLING BUDS OF NAY: Valencia region heads ranking of abandoned farmland in Spain

There are currently 162,902 hectares of crops standing empty and unused

30 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Valencia·Valencian Community

Why do locals in Spain eat 12 grapes to ring in the New Year?

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca hospitality sector has issued a ‘last-minute’ plea for the planned midnight curfew start-time on New Year’s Eve to be pushed back. Hospitality

29 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

Michelin green award for top Costa del Sol restaurant

A COSTA del Sol restaurant has scooped a prestigious new environmental gong in the annual Michelin awards. Sollo, in Fuengirola, has been handed a so-called

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:26

Food & Drink·Other News

New stars are born, and only one lost, as the celebrated Michelin foody bible reveals its pick in Spain for 2021

IT must have been one of the hardest years in the food bible’s hundred-year history. But somehow the Michelin guide – which launched in 1910

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:12

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

CORKED: World’s worst wine comes from Malaga

A sommelier from Malaga has gone on a mission to make the world’s worst wine. Dubbed ‘Cero Puntos Parker’ the name suggests the concoction is

20 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Food & Drink·Malaga

Top of TripAdvisor, Michelin stars and more: How Ronda’s restaurant scene has grown and grown

THERE are few places that get to be Number One. So, it was all the more surprising to find that an intimate, little-known restaurant in

19 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s cava industry fizzles out as pandemic causes drop in sales at home and abroad

COVID-restrictions in Spain pushed cava wine sales down as much as 40% sales, early projections suggest. The early closure of bars and restaurants as well

16 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Points Based System To Analyse Food Safety At Bars And Restaurants

BE SAFE: Bars and restaurants in Valencia to be marked on food hygiene

RESTAURANTS and bars throughout the Valencian Community will be awarded points according to their food safety standards, with the results to be made available to

15 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Michelin Star 2021 winners revealed in Spain as restaurants in Murcia, Valencia and Alicante awarded for first time

THE 2021 winners of the prestigious Michelin Star have been revealed for Spain and Portugal in a virtual event held last night. After a two

15 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

ALMOST a tonne of oranges have been sent from Orihuela to a school in a small town in Leon as part of a promotional campaign.

14 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

Artichoke season brings ‘dignity’ as well as profit to farm workers in flood-ravaged Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AFTER a thousand years of production in the Vega Baja region of Spain, the humble artichoke won’t let one season lost to flooding affect it.

9 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

Spanish bakery strikes panettone gold in top Italian-based worldwide contest

A Valencian Community bakery has won a major Italian award by showing the locals how to make the world’s best panettone. The sweet bread was

6 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

Vegan junk food arrives in Barcelona with lines of punters waiting for guilt free burgers

WHILE going vegan is often considered a health conscious option, meat-free diners like to splurge on calories now and then too. Fast food vegan restaurants

5 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Food & Drink

Cruzcampo hits sweet spot with honey infused strong ale on Spain’s Costa del Sol using only local ingredients

THE Cruzcampo brewery in Malaga has launched a brand new strong ale that will make sweet-toothed beer lovers rejoice. Cruzcampo Strong Ale: ‘La Fabrica’ will

27 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Frying high! Michelin star cook Dani Garcia cooks from top of Spain’s La Concha mountain for charity

DANI Garcia pushed himself to the limit in aid of a very worthy cause. The three Michelin star cook is known around the world for

21 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Food & Drink·Malaga·Other News

Spanish pig farmers under fire as shocking footage shows pig carcasses left lying around for months and piglets encased in faeces

SPECIAL REPORT BY EUGENE COSTELLO: Calls have been renewed for EU laws regarding animal welfare to be overhauled or enforced more vigorously as shocking footage

16 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Move over Madrid! San San Sebastian named sixth best foodie spot in the world according to top chefs

SAN Sebastian has been named the sixth best foodie spots in the world according to a panel of top chefs. The much loved city in

15 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News·Travel News

WATCH: Dog robot serves beers in heart of Spain’s Sevilla

A CANINE robot has been filmed serving beers in the heart of Sevilla over the bank holiday weekend. Onlookers recorded the dog-like machine as it

3 Nov, 2020 @ 16:33

Food & Drink·Lead·Sevilla

‘Eat out European-style’: Spanish restaurants encourage residents to dine earlier amid curfew

SPAIN is famed for its late-night culture, where you can waltz into a restaurant long after dark and still bag yourself some warm food. But

3 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead

Warning to expat shoppers: There’s something missing from Quality Street tins in Spain this Christmas

It was only yesterday that expat shoppers rushed to buy tins of Quality Street at the new Tesco-stocked superstore in Mijas. Sold at the bog

30 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Food & Drink

Andalucia’s spectacular wines find new fan base in Japan

ANDALUCIAN wines have long been considered some of the best in the country, with Sherry, Rioja and Rueda among the favourites. And now the region’s

29 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Food & Drink

Gastro tasting events return after absence of 10 months on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CIUDAD QUESADA and Rojales have announced two weekends of gastro delight in November, marking a return of such events after nearly eight months of Covid-19

24 Oct, 2020 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

ALICANTE has formally launched the ‘City of Rice Festival’ which starts this Monday(October 19) to advertise the area as a perfect place for gastronomic tourism.

17 Oct, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Travel News

FULL OF BEANS: Heinz to stay in Spanish stores after Brexit transition ends

BAKED Beans have long been a staple of the great English breakfast and have been served to UK diners since 1901. But expats began to

15 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Food & Drink

Say cheese for top vegan award on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VEGAN cheese produced in Alicante Province has been ranked as one of the best in the world. The plaudit has come from a survey

10 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

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Delighful dozen: The wine discoveries in Spain you need to know about according to experts

DARLING BUDS OF NAY: Valencia region heads ranking of abandoned farmland in Spain

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Michelin green award for top Costa del Sol restaurant

New stars are born, and only one lost, as the celebrated Michelin foody bible reveals its pick in Spain for 2021

CORKED: World’s worst wine comes from Malaga

Top of TripAdvisor, Michelin stars and more: How Ronda’s restaurant scene has grown and grown

Spain’s cava industry fizzles out as pandemic causes drop in sales at home and abroad

BE SAFE: Bars and restaurants in Valencia to be marked on food hygiene

Michelin Star 2021 winners revealed in Spain as restaurants in Murcia, Valencia and Alicante awarded for first time

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

Artichoke season brings ‘dignity’ as well as profit to farm workers in flood-ravaged Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish bakery strikes panettone gold in top Italian-based worldwide contest

Vegan junk food arrives in Barcelona with lines of punters waiting for guilt free burgers

Cruzcampo hits sweet spot with honey infused strong ale on Spain’s Costa del Sol using only local ingredients

Frying high! Michelin star cook Dani Garcia cooks from top of Spain’s La Concha mountain for charity

Spanish pig farmers under fire as shocking footage shows pig carcasses left lying around for months and piglets encased in faeces

Move over Madrid! San San Sebastian named sixth best foodie spot in the world according to top chefs

WATCH: Dog robot serves beers in heart of Spain’s Sevilla

‘Eat out European-style’: Spanish restaurants encourage residents to dine earlier amid curfew

Warning to expat shoppers: There’s something missing from Quality Street tins in Spain this Christmas

Andalucia’s spectacular wines find new fan base in Japan

Gastro tasting events return after absence of 10 months on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Rice is nice as Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca tries to boost gastronomic tourism

FULL OF BEANS: Heinz to stay in Spanish stores after Brexit transition ends

Say cheese for top vegan award on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Oasis are coming to Spain: British rock superstars to make first visit since 2009 with two gigs in Barcelona

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez to meet left-wing New York mayor Zohran Mamdani for debate on building an economy ‘for the majority’

Horror in Mexico after Granada university exchange student is stabbed to death

Who shot Toñi? Mystery deepens after Spain’s oldest orca is found with gunshot wounds – with perpetrator facing €2m fine

Discover this hidden Spanish gem with a medieval castle and centuries of Roman mining history – with a name that means ‘beautiful place’

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