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Defining “wine bar”
by Miquel Hudin | 31-03-2015
What seems like a century ago but was really just in 2008, I wrote a smacky little article on my personal website about my frustration with wine bars in San Francisco. Despite not being the... more »
Goodbye Colmado Quilez, goodbye Barcelona
by Miquel Hudin | 30-01-2015
For those who love Spain and haven't been in awhile, you've basically lost your chance to see the country as it was. Starting January 1, 2015, the commercial rent control law of 1964 is no... more »
Traveling around with wine and the Lazenne
by Editorial | 27-01-2015 ~ 3 Comments
Sometime back we wrote about traveling with wine as it's something of a tricky subject. Wine is a liquid and it comes in very portable albeit very breakable glass bottles and naturally, the wines you... more »
A non-stuffy reason to drink red wine
by Editorial | 13-12-2014
It's the time of year when you start reading articles about how to avoid colds and flus (you probably can't) and start taking no end of supplements that supposedly ward off the pesky viruses (they... more »
The price and growth of vineyards in Spain
by Editorial | 20-11-2014
We've reached that point of the year where ESYRCE (the tip of the tongue acronym for "Encuesta sobre Superficies y Rendimientos Cultivos") is releasing their official figures for 2014. In brief, everything is more or... more »
The mega yacht wine cellar
by Miquel Hudin | 06-11-2014
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to randomly meet a woman who manages the wine cellar on a mega yacht. The woman in question wished to remain anonymous and didn't want to divulge who... more »
Revisiting Israeli Wines
by Miquel Hudin | 02-11-2014
Back in March, I was invited by Kinetis for a tour of Israeli wines. I happily accepted and spent a week jamming around every corner of the country to see what they offered given that... more »
The dangers of making wine
by Editorial | 30-09-2014 ~ 1 Comment
Despite Russell Crowe wandering around vineyards and the work of making wine being seen through rose tinted glasses, it's actually damned tough and at times, very dangerous. The earthquake in Napa Valley shook things up... more »
Fine tuning the machinations
by Editorial | 16-09-2014
This article is to let you know about a few changes here at the site. The first and most important is that we've changed the name from Enotourist to VI (Six). There are always many... more »
A new Poboleda villager, Brots Restaurant
by Miquel Hudin | 13-09-2014
Despite being awash in world class wines from both DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant, it's no secret that the Priorat comarca in which both of these wine regions reside does not have a great wealth... more »