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Dumb SUV driver wipes out old vines

by  |  11-03-2016

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 »

Plešivica: Croatia’s unsung wine hero

by  |  10-03-2016 ~ 3 Comments

It may be the smallest wine region in Croatia, but in many ways it’s the most ground-breaking and compelling. Plešivica is a green, hilly region some 30km southwest from Zagreb. It's often overlooked when compared... more »
A warehouse is beautiful once full of wine

Vins Nus, Simplesmente Vinho, & the search for a tolerable Spanish wine fair

by  |  08-03-2016

I have bitched mightily in the past about how patently horrible wine fairs are in Spain. This however is not a continuation of this series as I attended the Vins Nus fair last Sunday and... more »

These wines of solidarity

by  |  07-03-2016

Despite this being a rather mild winter, even for Mediterranean standards, it seems that once spring arrives, there is a change of heart for people and they are more open and giving. Perhaps it’s for... more »

Like water through a stone: Raül Bobet

by  |  04-03-2016

This is part four a four-part series on "rebellious" winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three Another winemaker who constantly goes against the grain and stands in the face of... more »

Like water through a stone: Eduard Pié

by  |  03-03-2016

This is part three a four-part series on "rebellious" winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part One, Part Two, and Part Four To put the massive size of DO Penedès in to perspective, you can drive... more »

Like water through a stone: Ton Rimbau

by  |  02-03-2016

This is part two a four-part series on "rebellious" winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part One, Part Three, and Part Four What you see with Anna Espelt contrasts massively with Ton Rimbau in Vilobí del... more »

Like water through a stone: Anna Espelt

by  |  01-03-2016

This is part one a four-part series on "rebellious" winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four Catalonia of 2017 has no discernible appearance to the ruined post-Spanish Civil War Catalonia... more »