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Posted on December 3, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

Menade was the very first estate in Rueda to turn organic. They clearly understand their terroir and as a result, they are producing lovely, new wines from specific parcels.

Citrus, passion fruit, grapefruit… The ideal wine for any evening. Dry and aromatic. Unoaked, fresh, light-bodied and crisp.

Verdejo from organic vineyards that are between 80 and 100 years old. In lees for 3 months.

Harmonious on the palate, with a rich, mouth-filling texture. The long lingering flavours of grapefruit, lemon peel and mandarin are enhanced by a well-balanced acidity.

Heading for the top of the list of “buy more”

RUEDA VERDEJO – MENADE 2021

$23.99

13% alcohol

UPC: 08437008963075

mystery case Rueda Spain Verdejo

Complete with Instructions

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

This Verdejo from Rueda has the lightness and purity of its fruit. These old Verdejo vines are true warriors and were, in another life, blended into red bulk wines of the province of Leon. El Petit Bonhomme staked out their pedigree and achieved this mouth-watering wine by nurturing these grapes to their full, lustrous potential.

Pale golden colour with pear and peachy notes on the nose, engaging crisp and vibrant round texture in the palate, citrus and passion-fruit, herbaceous and mineral notes, with an intense powerful finish.

We keep coming back to this one. Try something different to pair it with for supper and you will find new nuances to the wine.  

RUEDA VERDEJO – EL PETIT BONHOMME BLANCO

$17.9913.5% Alcohol

UPC: 08437012278264

mystery case northern Spain Verdejo

Uncomplicated

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

The climate of the Rueda, Central Spain, is ideal for Verdejo (originating in North Africa).  Full bodied, and aromatic.  Think a really nice Sauvignon Blanc.


Night time harvest controls the temp.  After fermenting in steel, the rounded, and slightly complex juice brings forth a light, dry, andsoft, medium acidity wine.  

Serve it slightly more chilled that you usually would for whites.

Marques de Caceres Verdejo 2018
$18.98

13.5 % Alcohol

mystery case Rueda Verdejo

12 New Adventures start Today

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

A new set of challenges, too.  I asked Danielle to build us another mystery case – we had so much fun with the first one.

Let’s try unusual and uncommon grape varietals, single or blends.  Anywhere in the world. With our usual budget target of average $20 per bottle – tax in.


I stopped by mid-day today.  Amid lots of laughter, Danielle built another case of joy. And there were comments like “next time you do big lamb … open this at least two hours before”  That’s BIG lamb as opposed to little lamb!


Tonight the grape is from the Spanish Rueda region – 140 km NW of Madrid – known for its dry aromatic whites.  Very old grape that possibly came into the region more than 1000 years ago from North Africa. The region is a high plateau with lots of sandy/clay clay soil.

Code: 79046

Rueda Verdejo – El Petit Bonhomme

13.5% alcohol

$14.99 on sale from $15.99 regularly

Verdejo grapes play nice with seafood, salads, light cheeses, of course chicken.


Lots of Texture is probably the best way to describe this wine.  It seems to work well when there’s lots of other flavours going on.  You can have this in the kitchen, and certainly wouldn’t be ashamed to take it into the dining room or on the deck.

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts.


I added one more parsnip to the roasted veggie mix to bring out a little more sweetness. (carrots/potato/leek/redpepper).  There was even garlic in the tzatziki.

If this had been around last night, it would have gone well with the grilled salmon steaks.


This is a wine that would be good year round not just in the summer when we traditionally drink more whites than reds.  Buy two, you’ll be glad you did.

mystery case Rueda Spain Verdejo White Wine

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