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The Bigness: Penfolds – Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2012

by  |  16-07-2016

From time to time, I like to "taste outside of my box" which means searching out a bottle of something that isn't a red Grenache or Carignan. I don't always do so well in this,... more »

Talking about Croatia

by  |  15-07-2016

When living in Spain, it's difficult to keep up with writing about Croatia, which was actually one of the first regions in Europe that I wrote about and traveled through extensively for the Dalmatia wine... more »

The last freakin’ article on the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris

by  |  12-07-2016

For anyone who follows wine news (and let's be honest, that's not a terribly large chunk of humanity) you'll have seen countless articles about the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, the seminal wine... more »

The new “institutional wines” of DO Montsant

by  |  08-07-2016 ~ 2 Comments

DO Montsant has just announced their new "institutional wines". In brief, these are a red and white wine that will be used for the next 1-2 years to demonstrate what is seen to be the... more »

Cooperatives, terroir, and finding place in 21st Catalonia

by  |  05-07-2016

Previously, I wrote about the rise of the small cellars in DO Montsant which, unsurprisingly was well-received by those in this DO who have been working hard to present a unified front of quality wines... more »

Catalan BBQ wine gets a new look: Castell del Remei Gotim

by  |  04-07-2016

It's been four Julys in a row that I've not been in the US for Independence Day on the 4th. This isn't something that I consider to be the utmost of tragedies as it's a... more »

Wine Folly’s “Spanish Wine Exploration” and lack of accuracy

by  |  30-06-2016 ~ 3 Comments

"Wine Folly's content is often inaccurate, exceedingly narrow, and horribly derivative." states a reviewer name W. Hughes on Amazon. His review is for the Wine Folly book which I would have to agree with as... more »

Talking with Jancis Robinson about wine and time

by  |  29-06-2016 ~ 1 Comment

I'm often surprised to find North Americans outside of wine circles who haven't heard of Jancis Robinson as in the UK & Europe (yes, we unfortunately must refer to them as such now) she's an... more »

Trepat, Catalonia’s “Pinot Noir”?

by  |  28-06-2016

It's always a minefield to compare one wine grape to another, especially when styles around the world vary so much but in terms of Catalonia's Trepat grape and Pinot Noir, there are more aspects than... more »

Traveling with wine & peace of mind: The VinGardeValise

by  |  27-06-2016

If I'm traveling, I pretty much always find myself traveling with wine and doing what I assume most people did which was to wrap bottles in my dirty laundry on the way back. Beyond a... more »