Remember the famous illuminated
Tio Pepe Sign? Well, at last it has a new home! Madrid town council is
about to award planning permission for it to be erected at number 11, Puerta
del Sol. The sign has been homeless since the owners of number 1 Puerta del Sol
(the old Hotel Paris, and soon to be Apple’s Madrid HQ), on which it has been
situated since 1936, decided they no longer wanted it there. The new site, on
the corner with Calle Preciados is owned by the department store El Corte
Ingles. Everyone is now happy that the iconic sign has a secure home.
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| The sign at its old location |
Bodegas Barbadillo
has been nominated for “Best Spanish Bodega” by Guia Peñin for the 2014
edition, for maintaining the highest quality in a large number of brands. Three
other bodegas have been nominated: Artadi (Rioja), Descendientes J Palacios
(Bierzo) and Sierra Cantabria (Rioja), and we will have to wait until Wednesday
9th October to know the result.
This will be announced at the XIV Salon de los Mejores Vinos de España,
promoted by Peñin, Spain’s leading wine guidebook. The Salon, which is the top
event in the world of Spanish wine, with over 3,000 Spanish and foreign professionals
in attendance, will also see the announcement of El Mejor Vino Revelacion del
Año. To date, 140 of the very top bodegas have confirmed their attendance.
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