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The Perelada Experience

by  |  05-08-2025

Ages ago (maybe even before the pandemic but I can’t be sure) I was preparing to lead a wine tasting for a group of people in Priorat. One of the younger members of the group... more »
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Urbanihof, Wagram, Austria

by  |  01-08-2025

It’s something of a mindblowing experience to taste two wines from a winery that are so diametrically opposed to one another as was the case with these from Ubanihof in the Wagram region of Austria.... more »

Corpinnat jumps to 16 with Kripta joining

by  |  30-07-2025

It’s difficult to keep up with the new additions to the sparkling wine association of Corpinnat as today, they’ve just added their 16th member, Celler Kripta which, until February of 2024 was known as Agustí... more »

Sierra de Toloño – Camino de Santa Cruz 2021

by  |  29-07-2025

Despite how round the Tempranillo grape is, it’s amazing how much it can suffer from being ‘double-edged’. It’s a grape capable of producing dump loads of cheap and cheerful red wines which, the DOC Rioja... more »

Why is Priorat so expensive?

by  |  25-07-2025 ~ 2 Comments

With the release of the most-recent Priorat Report, it's worth taking a look at one of the most-asked questions about the wines of DOQ Priorat which is, "What are they so expensive?" There are many... more »

The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2025

by  |  22-07-2025

We arrive to the middle of another (and much greener) year, thus it’s time to release the annual report for DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant! Please view the Priorat and Montsant Tasting Reports where I’ve... more »
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Viña Vilano, Ribera del Duero, Spain

by  |  18-07-2025

Having reviewed them previously, it’s time for a new look at the wines of Viña Vilano in Ribera del Duero. This selection is rather interesting as while the winery is from 1957 and one of... more »

Food Through Wine: Tastavin, Rioja, Spain

by  |  16-07-2025

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. There are for me two types of people that eat in Logroño, the capital of Spain’s Rioja wine region. You... more »

A book review of, “Madeira: The islands and their wines”

by  |  14-07-2025

I knew the Madeira would be pretty, but I wasn’t prepared as to just how much which I visited earlier this year. Every corner of my eye was on to something new and staggering which... more »

Organic fully arrives for Penedès

by  |  10-07-2025

“Any vacation requests from the 11th of August onward are being denied.” Such was the ominous beginning to an interview with a winery owner in DO Terra Alta for a forthcoming report. But this is... more »