June 20, 2021
Ever since Paella Valenciana was abused by chefs abroad like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsey, and Cataluña claimed it as their own, chefs and locals living in Valencia have fought hard to establish the Valencian Communities’ favourite dish both in terms of ownership but also its ingredients and the manner of cooking. VÍ Vid has been there since the beginning of this campaign: with the 10 chefs who originally tried to get a DO for Paella Valenciana, with Paco Alonso and subsequently […]
July 27, 2020
Covid-19 had not only stopped tastings for the last 3 months or so but Bodegas who had new products to launch onto […]
July 23, 2020
Since the 1980’s Cava has been produced by a number of Bodegas in Requena who currently have just over 3000 Hectares of […]
March 10, 2020
On 5 March as part of Valencia Culinary Festival we were invited to a ‘masterclass’ tasting of wines from the Torres Family […]
March 4, 2020
On Monday 24 February we were invited to an exclusive tasting of the Macallan billed as a masterclass with cheese. Whisky and […]
March 3, 2020
On Wednesday 19 February, Familia Fernandez Rivera, owners of Pesquera in Ribera del Duero and Dehesa La Granja, launched a new wine, […]
February 23, 2020
The Hard Rock café chain is International with 262 outlets, (restaurants, hotels, shops) in some 76 countries worldwide. It is perhaps as […]
February 20, 2020
Also known as Rossejat Torrentí, this arroz al horno is specific to Torrent on the outskirts of Valencia City . It is marked by its main difference to the other arroces of this type by the inclusion of two pelotas, one a meatball and the other a sweet dumpling with marzipan. Twenty-Four restaurants from the local area, Valencian Community and Spain generally took part in this third running of the competion. It is a competiton of some standing and attracts a top […]
February 9, 2020
To coincide with this years ‘Muestra de Embutido Artesano y de Calidad Requena’, better known as the ‘Sausage fair,’ (even though it […]
January 30, 2020
Coviñas, the Utiel-Requena bodega (which is an important economic motor in the region) introduced their new Technical Director, Luis Miguel Calleja to […]
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