Spanish Wines
I’m not terribly old yet (I think) but I’m sure I’m already starting to repeat myself. I meet a lot of people and I give a lot of talks on things so I just get... more »
I’m not terribly old yet (I think) but I’m sure I’m already... more »
Albariño, and to a greater extent, DO Rías Baixas has been one of the many success stories in Spanish wine. I’d warrant that if hard pressed to name a Spanish white grape, the one that... more »
Albariño, and to a greater extent, DO Rías Baixas has been one... more »
Coming round to another of the wines from Norrel Robertson’s El Escocés Volante gives me the chance to link to two previous articles, this one which talks more about Norrel and his project as well... more »
Coming round to another of the wines from Norrel Robertson’s El Escocés... more »
Today closes the 6th edition of Grenaches du Monde, an event that, much like Grenache itself has been a roving vagabond, seeing itself set up shop wherever Grenache has made its presence known. While starting... more »
Today closes the 6th edition of Grenaches du Monde, an event that,... more »
Sorry, there were just too many options in the title not to take a crack at something “clever”… -ish. The more tame (and probably smarter) option was “When a Master makes a wine”. The reason... more »
Sorry, there were just too many options in the title not to... more »
I have something of a Modern Art-like fascination with the grocery store chain, Lidl. The implementation of their stores varies wildly from one country to another and in some stores, such as those in the... more »
I have something of a Modern Art-like fascination with the grocery store... more »
When the mega top-end “Vitral” by Bodega Otazu was announced earlier this year, I wrote a critique of the overall approach of creating what is for all purposed a “cult wine”, one which is created... more »
When the mega top-end “Vitral” by Bodega Otazu was announced earlier this... more »
Whole Foods Market has been in the news a great deal recently as it was purchased by Amazon. More market-driven minds than mine have picked apart this deal to no end, so there’s little reason... more »
Whole Foods Market has been in the news a great deal recently... more »
Living where I do, I know the wines of Álvaro Palacios very well as his winery is one of the most dominant in the region. Something like 15% of all the grapes grown in DOQ... more »
Living where I do, I know the wines of Álvaro Palacios very... more »
And with the most southern reaches of Spain we come to the first grapes to be harvested in all of Europe for the 2017 vintage. In this case, we cast an eye to DO Montilla-Moriles... more »
And with the most southern reaches of Spain we come to the... more »
