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Liip: Sleepy Time Time

Liip: Sleepy Time Time

As all parents know, the only thing worse than a crying baby is a baby that is too quiet. Fortunately, the Valencian tech company Liip has come up with a…

Cava Toni Arráez

Cava Toni Arráez

Cava is Cava, wherever it is made, so why not support local growers, and the ecology by reducing transportation costs, by consuming Valencian Cavas this Christmas? Valencia International begins a…

Insectfit: Waiter, There isn’t a Fly in my Soup!

Insectfit: Waiter, There isn’t a Fly in my Soup!

In England, when we don’t like or don’t agree with something, we will often say “that’s not cricket!” In other words it’s not fair or gentlemanly. However, in the near…

Valencian e-cava Explodes

Valencian e-cava Explodes

The Valencian cava Luna de Murviedro Organic, a blend of Macabeo (90%) and Chardonnay (10%), has been awarded the Ecoracimo Oro prize at the XVII International Ecological Wines Contest, Ecoracimo…

Toni Montoliu: Far from the Madding Crowd

Toni Montoliu: Far from the Madding Crowd

In the Horta Nord, the agricultural land to the north of Valencia, everybody knows Toni Montoliu, and Toni Montoliu likes to know everybody who eats in his restaurant, fluttering from…

Diana Ross’s Daughter in Valencia

Diana Ross’s Daughter in Valencia

Audiences were in for a real treat as Rhonda Ross performed in Valencia on September 25 2017 at Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar. Diana Ross’s daughter Rhonda performed with Rodney Kendrick. RHONDA ROSS &…

The Radio: Another Great Valencian Invention

The Radio: Another Great Valencian Invention

Think of the radio and you automatically think of Marconi, although as with so many other inventions, it is the victors who write history, or file the patent first. Julio…

PAY-PAY: the History of the Roll-up

PAY-PAY: the History of the Roll-up

The Americans may have been the first producers of tobacco, and may have invented the cowboy, one of whose essential talents was to be able to roll a cigarette with…

Valencia Wine S’il Vous Plaît/danke schön!

Valencia Wine S’il Vous Plaît/danke schön!

Once again Valencian wines have triumphed at prestigious international wine events. This time Valencian wines invaded Bordeaux, and came back with a fistful of medals. The French wine festival, Challenge…

Tabarca: Hollywood’s Island

Tabarca: Hollywood’s Island

‘Fishbone’ is the name of a film whose shooting started on Tabarca island in September 2017, and which should hit the silver screen in 2018. The film is being made…