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Learning About Wine

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October 18th 2014
Wine! After a night in San Sebastian, now officially my favorite large city in Spain, we headed for the area known as La Rioja. We didn’t make a complete tour and know that we missed some of the prime areas, but had fun choosing and visiting some distinctly different “bodegas”. The northeastern quarter of Spain is home to many treasures, including the Basque people and the wineries (bodega ... read more

Europe » Spain » La Rioja

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more