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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 »
The DO Penedès has been on the move lately. The biggest news... more »
When Anna Zahorodnya was a teenager in Kostopil, Ukraine she had no idea how different her adult life would be. And who could, given that now in her 30s, she lives in a completely different... more »
When Anna Zahorodnya was a teenager in Kostopil, Ukraine she had no... more »
Last week, an article I wrote for Decanter covered a rather massive number of changes that DO Penedès has planned up through 2030. Some of the highlights are: All vineyards fully-certified as organic by 2025... more »
Last week, an article I wrote for Decanter covered a rather massive... more »
History can be an incredible teacher if of course one is willing to listen. This is doubly so in wine when it comes to tasting what was done in the past and it’s why vertical... more »
History can be an incredible teacher if of course one is willing... more »
I like to say that “curiosity sates the palate”. This is why last year I did a tasting of “native” red varieties in DO Penedès. Initially I had only wanted varieties that were considered native... more »
I like to say that “curiosity sates the palate”. This is why... more »
A story in wine spheres that probably hasn’t received enough attention is the work that Torres has been doing to recuperate the “lost” grape varieties of Catalunya. As the story goes, starting back in the... more »
A story in wine spheres that probably hasn’t received enough attention is... more »
As is often the case, we’d just passed May 40th when summer suddenly exploded out of nowhere here in Spain. It seems that overnight we went from chilly nights and massive, biblical rains (that have... more »
As is often the case, we’d just passed May 40th when summer... more »
A small news item from the Corpinnat sparkling wine group was released recently that stated they’ll be forming a new Denomination of Origin (DO) that could be with the producers of Clàssic Penedès. While released... more »
A small news item from the Corpinnat sparkling wine group was released... more »
In the Variety Profile for Xarel·lo that just went out this week, I made a mention about delicate use of skin contact to coax even more out of what is already a great grape. This... more »
In the Variety Profile for Xarel·lo that just went out this week,... more »
Workhorse. Backbone. Structured. Aromatic. Evolving. These are but a few words one can put forth when talking about the grape, Xarel·lo and they’re all true–even if some people might say them with a curled lip... more »
Workhorse. Backbone. Structured. Aromatic. Evolving. These are but a few words one... more »
