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In The Glass – Šember – Rajnski Rizling 2011

by  |  29-05-2016

Croatian wine regions don't roll easily off the tongue and thus Šember from Plešivica might be tough for the Anglophone mouth to get wrapped around. This is a shame as their winery offers up some... more »

Tasting the tops of Torres

by  |  24-05-2016

For the August issue of Decanter (which will be out at the beginning of July) I wrote up a profile about Miguel Torres Jr. who, since 2012 has been the General Director of the Torres... more »
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DO Tarragona

by  |  23-05-2016

Admittedly, DO Tarragona is not one of Catalonia's more well-known DOs. Part of this is that few of the wines produced in the region garner a good deal of fame despite the fact that historically,... more »

The rebirth of the Escanyavella grape in Priorat

by  |  20-05-2016

There existed many old grape varieties in Catalonia; many of them in much greater numbers before phylloxera. In the days that followed this catastrophic attack to European winemaking there was something of a viticultural reckoning... more »

What private, or “own-label” wines bring to the table

by  |  19-05-2016

If there is one thing more tedious than wine articles, it's wine articles about other wine articles which is why I try not to do it much here, although I do renege on this from... more »

Taking a balanced look at the Priorats

by  |  16-05-2016

Whether viewing it as a yolk and its white or a donut and its hole, it's hard not to see DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant closely linked given that the latter wraps nearly completely around... more »

Cairanne’s cru bump & Brunel de la Gardine

by  |  14-05-2016

When at Vinisud back in February, the happy rumbling around town was that Cairanne had just gone from being Côtes du Rhône Villages to a full cru meaning that from 2016 onward, those studying all... more »

In The Glass: Vinyes d’en Gabriel – Mans de Samsó 2013

by  |  12-05-2016 ~ 4 Comments

It takes visiting large production regions such as Rioja or Napa where they tout a wine as "small production" at 5,000 bottles to really appreciate the all-too typical story in both DOQ Priorat & DO... more »
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The days of Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2016

by  |  11-05-2016

It may be different for others but I suppose due to the general price of the wines and the limited production, I've always thought of Burgundy as something of an enigma. Sure, wine is wine... more »

DO Conca de Barberà is not the grape, Barbera

by  |  09-05-2016 ~ 1 Comment

With today's regional focus being on the Catalan wine region, DO Conca de Barberà, it's probably a good moment to chat about something that's very easy to confuse in that this wine region has absolutely... more »