Catalan Wines

Torelló – Gran Torelló 2016

by  |  19-12-2025

It’s long-been established that celebration calls for sparkling wine. We saw this no clearer when, during the pandemic and without much to celebrate nor celebrations happening, sparkling sales took a turn for the crapper. Admittedly,... more »

Domaine du Grapillon d’Or – Merlot – Caladoc 2023

by  |  27-11-2025

This week has seen me visit Naples for the first time. To be honest, it was one city in Italy that was never high on my list given how much negative press has been pouring... more »

Vetus – Celsus 2023

by  |  21-10-2025

“I don’t drink a lotta Toro” sounds like the opening line to a film about people with little direction in their life. It would most likely star Paul Giamatti and/or Steve Buscemi with a supporting... more »

Venus la Universal – Dido Negre 2023

by  |  07-10-2025

As an older brother, I have no perception of what it must be like to be the “younger brother”. My younger brother will often remind me that I’m an asshole so I think there are... more »

Jean Leon – Vinya la Scala 2017

by  |  19-09-2025

If I was to rule the world, there would be a lot of changes, but there’s probably not enough space in a single article to list all of them. Given that, let’s just stick to... 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 »

Artemis Karamolegos – Nykteri 2018

by  |  03-07-2025

In an older season of The Simpsons, we learned about Homer’s past fame in a barbershop quartet. When first starting up and coming up with a name the group said, “We need a name that’s... more »

Monte Rossa PR Blanc de Blancs NV

by  |  27-05-2025

I’m going to state which is obvious once you think about it in that any quality sparkling wine region in the world has to start with a ‘C’. No C, no quality. You think I’m... more »

AdegaMãe – Blanc de Blancs 2021

by  |  17-04-2025

I came for a cocktail, but I drank the bubbly. Finding a proper wine bar in any town with a beach is a wanting proposition. If you go to somewhere like Dubrovnik, I can’t emphasize... more »

Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2020

by  |  08-04-2025

I never get tired of the Super Tuscan story. Traveling around various wine regions throughout the years, I’ve encountered no end of winemakers who’ve decided to invest heavily in French varieties for any number of... more »