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The bankruptcy of Thomas Cook in later 2019 was the biggest news to hit the travel industry in a long time--until of course COVID-19 emerged. This large, venerable travel agency collapsing meant tens of thousands... more »
The bankruptcy of Thomas Cook in later 2019 was the biggest news... more »
If asking a potential tourist where they would like to go, the answer is probably, “Where there aren’t any other tourists.” This is of course an impossibility in our modern age of travel and what... more »
If asking a potential tourist where they would like to go, the... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 27-01-2019 ~ 4 Comments
Despite the fact that I travel a lot for writing about wine, when I'm around in Priorat, I'm happy to lead tastings and tours. Sharing such great wines and opening up minds to how much... more »
Despite the fact that I travel a lot for writing about wine,... more »
This past February, the impossible happened: I actually slept in Napa Valley. In fact, I slept seven nights and passed an entire week within the confines of these world-famous vineyards bracketed by the Mayacamas and... more »
This past February, the impossible happened: I actually slept in Napa Valley.... more »
My plans for New Years were probably similar to those not terribly game for the evening which was to say, chilling with my dog and a bottle of Champagne from the “decent” range. But, at... more »
My plans for New Years were probably similar to those not terribly... more »
If I’m traveling, I pretty much always find myself traveling with wine and doing what I assume most people did which was to wrap bottles in my dirty laundry on the way back. Beyond a... more »
If I’m traveling, I pretty much always find myself traveling with wine... more »
Awhile back I was sent a sample of this “Wine Cradle” from the Danish design group, Heveas. Of course I should add that somewhere en route to Spain, it vanished and so I was sent... more »
Awhile back I was sent a sample of this “Wine Cradle” from... more »
Last weekend, a group of retired Barcelonians, out on a weekend jaunt in an undoubtedly ridiculous SUV destroyed a number of old vines when they drove in to a field claiming that they were “looking... more »
Last weekend, a group of retired Barcelonians, out on a weekend jaunt... more »
Sometime back on the Facebook page of Vinologue, a student in Madrid sent a message infuriated that the official website of DOQ Priorat wasn’t available in Spanish. Back then as it is now, you could... more »
Sometime back on the Facebook page of Vinologue, a student in Madrid... more »
When attending the Sherry Educators course last fall, I tried to schedule visits with some of the Sherry cellars in Jerez to round out my general knowledge of this lovely beverage by tasting as much... more »
When attending the Sherry Educators course last fall, I tried to schedule... more »
