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A wine run: The first Priorat marathon

by  |  14-04-2014

There will indeed be grunting, cursing, and probably very little drinking as the runners in the first Priorat Marathon make their way from Falset over to the village of Porrera on October 4th. Then, after... more »
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Thoughts, musings, and general ideas on the current state of Israeli wine

by  |  10-04-2014

Following are my general impressions of how the Israeli wine industry sits currently. Note that this is based solely upon my week spent there at the invitation of Kinetis which covered the history, middle of... more »
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The wines of Northen Israel: Galilee & Golan Heights

by  |  06-04-2014 ~ 2 Comments

The general perception of Israel in most people's mind is how it looks in the Negev Desert, but the reality is that a good deal more of it looks like the northern reaches of Galilee... more »
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In to the belly of Israeli wine: Judean Hills, Samson, & Shomron

by  |  02-04-2014

In starting, it's important to note that definitive wine regions in Israel are something of an abstract idea, especially as there is an insane wealth of history behind them and their shifting borders over the... more »

An introduction to Israeli wine

by  |  30-03-2014 ~ 5 Comments

It's no secret that wine is made in Israeli. In fact, it's been going on for thousands of years, but if you were to ask most wine writers about it, they would likely scoff at... more »

Vinisud 2014

by  |  11-03-2014

At the beginning of February a friend of mine asked me if I was going to Vinisud in Montpellier, France this year. I told him that I hadn’t honestly thought about it. After seeing that... more »
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In search of that almighty wine app

by  |  05-03-2014

We are some ungodly amount of years in to the App Epoch of Civilization and as of yet, I've not been able to find the almighty "wine app" that doesn't bug the crap out of... more »

Vi Ranci finally gets its due

by  |  01-03-2014

Vi Ranci is often avoided by people. We suppose it has to do with the name which directly translates from Catalan as "rancid wine". Admittedly that's not too appealing and sounds downright repulsive. The taste... more »
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One very old Iberian wine cellar

by  |  23-02-2014 ~ 1 Comment

For those who might have seen or remembered it, there was a great line from the 1980s TV series ALF which was, "You crawl under houses, you hear things." The same can be said in... more »
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Far flung Mas de les Vinyes

by  |  16-02-2014

It's often the case when working on a new book (as we are currently for Montsant) that you come across a winery that is incredibly surprising. It doesn't always happen, but when it does it... more »