We have been pretty successful in Spanish wine guides over the last few years, slowly but surely gaining ground in the ratings. In this years Guia Gourmets our wines were placed third and seventh in the category of best young white wines of Spain (Not just Galicia or Rias Baixas).

Our flagship wine Castro Martin was third in this classification and Avian was seventh, but in the category of value for money they were second and third respectively – again for the whole of Spain.

“In this year´s guide we highlight the high marks obtained by all the CastroMartin wines, and emphasise their terrific value for money”……… Guia Gourmets 2006

Meanwhile over in Denmark, the January 2006 edition of top food and wine magazine ‘Smag and Behag’ rated two of our wines first and second in their tasting of Albariños. The wines in question this time – Castro Martin and Casal Caeiro. No doubt the comments were good, but to be frank we didn’t understand a word! (Our Danish importer is however, working on the translation).

‘The Province’ newspaper in British Columbia, Canada also enjoyed our Castro Martin, commenting “Supple and sensual with gobs of tropical guava and apricot pit, it´s a winner that will turn you back onto wine´s lighter shades”.

We have more press to add from Australia, but will leave this for our February press posting……

ALIMENTARIA (BARCELONA): 6-10 MARCH 2006

Opening times: Alimentaria will be open to professionals from 10 a.m. to 7p.m. between 6 and 9 March, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 10 March.

Please note the location of our stand:

INTERVIN Gran Via – Pavilion 2 (Level 0) – Aisle D – Stand 385

(We are on the stand of our Catalan distributor ESCOLA which can be found on the central aisle)

We will be present for the duration of the fair, but if you want to fix a firm appointment then just call or e-mail us at the bodega.

Looking forward to seeing you in Barcelona!

Winter in the vineyards

Here at Castro Martin we pride ourselves on providing our customers with as much up-to-date information as possible. However, it is not feasable to update our website every day, or even every week, so we have now created our own Blogsite by way of a weekly supplement to help keep you informed.

Over the coming weeks we will be posting details of our stand at Alimentaria in Barcelona (Spain’s biggest food & wine fair) So, if it´s not too late, add the dates to your diary now: 6-10 March 2006

We will also be adding details of our latest press cuttings, including how one of our wines has been rated as the third best white wine in Spain!

One other important change next month, will be the complete overhaul of our Avian brand, with a striking new presentation – the new label will be previewed on this site very soon.

So, as they say……… Watch this space!