Croatian Wines
Yet another hot summer arrived in Croatia, but it certainly feels a bit different this year. There are far less tourists, which is actually not that bad as you don’t have to elbow your way... more »
Yet another hot summer arrived in Croatia, but it certainly feels a... more »
Having written about the wines of Priorat for nearly a decade, some readers might wonder if I’m perhaps a touch bored of, you know, year in, year out tasting Grenache and Carignan wines from these... more »
Having written about the wines of Priorat for nearly a decade, some... more »
The producers behind Corpinnat are always striving to show how the definition of their region (which isn't a DO yet) differs from that of both DO Cava as well as DO Penedès as these two... more »
The producers behind Corpinnat are always striving to show how the definition... more »
So, it took about two years. This was time DO Cava spent consulting and figuring out how to release a zone and subzone classification scheme. This is no small feat given that the idea is... more »
So, it took about two years. This was time DO Cava spent... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2020 ~ 7 Comments
It would have been hard to avoid the news of Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power launching their white and rosé "Avaline" wine last week. In what was an amazing-to-behold marketing campaign, their PR firm, KLG... more »
It would have been hard to avoid the news of Cameron Diaz... more »
The region of Jurançon in Southwest France has a white heart. With the principle grapes of Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng as well as smaller amounts of Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, and Camaralet de Lasseube... more »
The region of Jurançon in Southwest France has a white heart. With... more »
Summer is still doing its thing in the Northern Hemisphere which means heat and a lot of it. Most of us, if opting for wine as the drink of choice, will want a nice, chilled... more »
Summer is still doing its thing in the Northern Hemisphere which means... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 13-07-2020 ~ 1 Comment
DOC Rioja has announced the latest wines that will represent "typicity" in their respective category for the next year. From 163 submitted samples by 53 different wineries, they parred this down to eight individual wines... more »
DOC Rioja has announced the latest wines that will represent "typicity" in... more »
In goes without saying that Stockholm is further from Barcelona just as Barcelona is further from Priorat. And, Barcelona is farther from the Priorat county than its capital, Falset is from the Aiguasals paratge that’s... more »
In goes without saying that Stockholm is further from Barcelona just as... more »
The big news story for the last couple of months in Spanish wine has revolved around the Denomination of Origin (DO) Valdepeñas. This centrally-located DO in the province of Ciudad Real is in the south... more »
The big news story for the last couple of months in Spanish... more »
