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In The Glass: Sainte Croix – Celèstra 2015

by  |  12-05-2022

One evening I was rummaging about the cellar and stumbled upon this wine from Sainte Croix in the Corbières AOC of Languedoc, France. It admittedly had been there for awhile as I’d come into possession... more »
Photo by Slivino Village winery

Ukrainian wine, at a fragile moment

by  |  10-05-2022

Since February 24th 2022, the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance of the invading Russian Army.... more »

The wines of DO Penedès 2022

by  |  09-05-2022

The DO Penedès has been on the move lately. The biggest news of course is their ten-year plan where they’ve set up a system under the Vi de Mas for vineyard classifications. Even more impressive... more »

Cul de Cuvée 07-05-2022

by  |  07-05-2022

A bluntly-curated selection of absolutely random recent bits from around the wine and drink world. In bubbly-treason news, it appears that Anatoly Shariy won’t be enjoying much Cava any time soon. The Ukrainian who seemed... more »

Solidarity tasting for Ukraine

by  |  06-05-2022

On Monday, May 16th at 18:15 at the CETT school in Barcelona, enologist Blanca Ozcariz is organizing a benefit tasting with all funds destined to the World Central Kitchen to continue their work, feeding people... more »
Tast de les Mines, Bellmunt

Priorat’s Fira del Vi exceeds all expectations

by  |  04-05-2022

What is perhaps one of the biggest wine events in all of Catalunya or least the biggest for the Priorat region is the annual Fira de Vi that takes place on the first weekend of... more »

Bopping up to Beaujolais

by  |  02-05-2022

I’m always saying that I never drink enough wines from so and so region because it’s the truth. I’ve only one life with one liver. On top of that, where are only so many hours... more »

The Vinha Centenária of Quinta Nova

by  |  29-04-2022

I’ve enjoyed getting to know the Douro Valley more in recent years, especially in following the evolution of Quinta Nova. A producer of both fine dry wines as well as Ports, it was through a... more »
Photo by Fiddlehead Cellars

A taste of Fiddlehead & talk with Kathy Joseph

by  |  27-04-2022

If you work in the wine trade, Fiddlehead Cellars is very much a known entity. As one of the founding wineries of Sta. Rita Hills AVA in Southern California, winemaker Kathy Joseph and her wines... more »

In The Glass: Peter Jakob Kühn Quarzit Tröcken 2017

by  |  25-04-2022

Obviously the world is quite topsy-turvy at the moment and before you say, “Um, duh.” let me just toss on to the dumpster fire in that the other night I actually drank a Riesling, by... more »