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In The Glass – Cutio Garnacha 2014

by  |  29-02-2016

With great pride, I fully admit to buying wines from Lidl, the once very trashy supermarket chain. They often have wines that pique my curiosity and the prices are such that they're impossible to beat.... more »

Chablis Throwdown: Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre

by  |  27-02-2016

Chablis is Chardonnay. Chardonnay is Chablis. This simple statement is one of the defining aspects to this northern part of Burgundy viticulture. Naturally, anyone who has in front of them a bottle of say, Californian... more »
Their dormant vineyards in Garraf

A further taste of Alemany i Corrio

by  |  24-02-2016

In my much longer article about the "rebellious" winemakers of DO Penedès, I made but a brief mention of Irene Alemany and her winery, Alemany i Corrio. They are to a large degree, the anti-Penedès... more »
The village of Porrera, seen from above

Who speaks what when visiting Priorat?

by  |  22-02-2016 ~ 3 Comments

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 »

What is Guildsomm, the “Guild of Sommeliers”?

by  |  20-02-2016

This article was written in 2016 and makes mention of Geoff Kruth, the founder of GuildSomm and its president at the time of writing. These are facts and while I've left the article as it... more »

In The Glass: Finca Parera – Faust 1.0 (2010)

by  |  18-02-2016

It was quite random that I met Ruben Parera of Finca Parera one day. Albert Costa of Vall Llach was doing a pruning and grafting tour for the father and son team of Archè Pagés... more »

Wine on VI a finalist for the Millesima Blog Awards

by  |  16-02-2016

We recently received word that this little blog was one of the finalists for the annual Millesima Blog Awards. That was certainly good news to hear as we put a lot of effort in to... more »

In The Glass: Kitrvs – Syrah 2012

by  |  12-02-2016

Macedonia is a tricky little bit of Greece in that it's a historical region that the Greeks aren't too keen on the country of Macedonia or, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", calling itself as... more »
First Growth, redacted

Bordeaux takes off the blinders

by  |  09-02-2016

There has been a bit of a controversy brewing with the forthcoming Bordeaux en primeur tastings in that the Union des Grands Crus or essentially, the powers that be, have banned blind tasting for any... more »
Lovely in presentation as as well as flavor

In The Glass: Fernando de Castilla – Fino Antique

by  |  08-02-2016

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 »