Light up the Grill and Open that Bottle of Jumilla Wine #WorldWineTravel

Boneless Pork Loin, marinated, seasoned with a rub, placed on the rotisserie and then finished with a bbq sauce makes a great dinner as it is and in planned leftovers for the rest of the week.

I paired this roast with a red blend from Taja Vineyards in Jumilla, Spain.........

Cindy of Grape Experiences invited the members of World Wine Travel to visit the wineries of Murcia and Velencia.  You can learn more in her invitation post.  World Wine Travel is a group of like minded wine lovers who travel the world, virtually and otherwise, visiting and learning about different wines.  This year we have been focusing on Spain.  This month we are focusing on the region located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean coast.

We will all be getting together to talk about the wines we discovered on our travels.  We would love for you to join us.  You will find us on Twitter chat at 11AM ET tomorrow morning following #WWT.  Here are some of the topics we will be discussing.....

• Monastrell from Murcia and Valencia Paired with Lamb-Beef Burgers and El Taberno from Gwendolyn Alley at Wine Predator......Gwendolyn Alley
• Getting to Know the Grape Known in Spain as Monastrell from Linda Whipple at My Full Wine Glass.
• Rosados from Jumilla from Susannah Gold on Avvinare.
• Valencia Inspires My First Paella from Jeff Burrows at Food Wine Click!
• Light up the Grill and Open that Bottle of Jumilla Wine from Wendy Klik at A Day in the Life on the Farm.
• To Valencia with Sobrasada, Other Spanish Nibbles, and Enrique Mendoza Alicante La Tremenda Monastrell 2018 from Camilla Mann at Culinary Adventures with Camilla.
• Muscatel Sparkling Joy by 103-Year-Old Bodegas Reymos - First Wine Cooperative in Valencia, Spain from Pinny Tam at Chinese Food & Wine Pairings.
• Coca am Recapte and Chopo Jumilla Monastrell Rose on a Summer’s Day by Terri Steffes at Our Good Life
• 2018 Bodegas Juan Gil Jumilla + Bison Burgers by Martin Redmond at ENOFYLZ Wine Blog
• On Monastrell, Three Wines from D.O. Jumilla and Foods for Pairing by Cindy Rynning at Grape Experiences.

I chose a wine from Taja vineyards in Jumilla, located in the northeast region of Murcia, not far from the Alhama de Murcia fault.  The wine is certified organic and a blend of Monastrell (a traditional grape of the area) and Granacha.  

The winemaker notes recommended pairing this wine with grilled meats, BBQ or burgers.  I decided to brine a pork loin roast and put it on the rotisserie. I basted it with BBQ sauce as it cooked. This provided me with dinner to pair with this wine as well as two meals of planned leftovers. BBQ pork sandwiches for lunch one day and a Leftover BBQ Pork Loin Chili that I will be sharing on another day.

This wine was very nice, smooth and fruity with hints of anise. It is a wonderful value at only $11 on wine.com.  It was a lovely pairing with this pork roast but equally as enjoyable on it's own.

Hope to see you at chat tomorrow........