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Glasses raised for €100 million lottery win in wine-making La Rioja region of Spain
SPAIN'S annual Loteria del Niño has seen the wine corks popping in La Rioja with the wine-producing region's capital Logroño winning the €100 million...
Spanish woman seeking €3million damages after being raised by wrong family ‘welcomed’ by biological parents
THE biological parents of a woman swapped at birth in a hospital in northern Spain 19 years ago have told their daughter they will...
Man arrested over killing of nine-year-old boy in Spain’s La Rioja had previous convictions
A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder after a child’s body was found during Halloween celebrations in Lardero had previous convictions. Francisco Javier Almeida served...
Six wine-growing regions in Spain to enjoy the grape harvest this autumn
Autumn is in the air, and in Spain that means that we are moving into the best season to enjoy a spot of wine...
Woman in Spain’s La Rioja discovers she was swapped as a baby in maternity ward mix up and brought...
A WOMAN is seeking €3 million in damages from health authorities after discovering that two decades ago, she and another newborn were accidentally swapped...
Nudist hippies at free love Rainbow gathering in Spain’s La Rioja fall foul of the law
POLICE have issued dozens of fines to a group of naked hippies who have gathered from across Europe to set up camp in a...
Racist bar owner charged over colour ban in Spain’s La Rioja region
BLACK LIVES did not apparently matter for a bar owner who brazenly admitted that he refused to serve 'people with dark skin'. Police in Logroño,...
Drunk trucker phones police to get arrested in Spain’s La Rioja because he wanted the sack to claim state...
A DRUNK lorry driver rang the Guardia Civil to say that he was intoxicated and asked to be arrested. The 56-year-old man from the Barcelona...
Guardia Civil tracks down coronavirus patient who left hospital in Spain to go buy coffee
THE Guardia Civil has had to track down a coronavirus patient who left the hospital in La Rioja and went to go buy a coffee.
Couple in Spain’s La Rioja get married on their balcony, after their wedding ceremony was cancelled due to coronavirus
A COUPLE in La Rioja have married on their balcony, after their wedding had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.
SPERM on the menu at restaurant in Spain first
SPERM is finally on the menu in Spain. Cod’s sperm that is. The Japanese delicacy, known as shirako, sees the testicle of the fish...
Three Michelin Star chef Francis Paniego challenges foreign cooks to invent new Spanish fusion cuisine
Three Michelin Star-ranked Francis Paniego of Echaurren in Ezcaray (La Rioja) wants cooks abroad to put their own twist on traditional recipes to invent new fusion cuisines
Masters of Wine symposium to be held in Spain for first time in 2018
The largest convention of its kind is set to take place in the world-famous wine region of La Rioja
Tastebud tour around Spain: Who eats what, where?
Take your tastebuds on a virtual gastro tour as Iona Napier whets your appetite with a regional rundown of famous foodie favourites
Spanish push to protect endangered local grape varieties
Cabernet sauvignon, merlot and chardonnay are taking over the global market
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