Articles

César Márquez – Parajes 2022

by  |  27-02-2025

So, what’s a paraje/paratge? Well, whether it’s in Castilian (*) or Catalan (respectively), it’s like, you know, a lieux dit or climat. This explanation is of course only useful if you a) speak French and... more »

A look at the wines of Serbia

by  |  25-02-2025

I had the pleasure of judging and attending the third edition of the Open Balkan Wine Vision event last fall. If you’re unfamiliar with “Open Balkan“, you’re probably not alone as it’s quite new, only... more »

Vall Llach’s journey of Idus to Priorat

by  |  20-02-2025

I often look to “Fight Club” given that it is immensely quotable, even in the context of wine despite not a glass of the grape stuff being drunk during the film: “We’re the middle children... more »

A book review of, “Wine Confident”

by  |  18-02-2025

Wine, is complicated. It's for this that every time I turn around, there seems to be another book that claims to make it easy or is for "dummies" or is an illustrated children's book for... more »

A brand new Ochoa

by  |  14-02-2025

During the various events swirling in and around Barcelona Wine Week, I was able to attend a smaller side event for the Navarran winery, Bodegas Ochoa which marked the complete overall of the brand as... more »

A “small” investment in enotourism

by  |  11-02-2025

When I was in California to visit family and work on the Napa Valley Report, one day after lunch I was driving with my aunt in downtown Petaluma. We crossed the D Street Bridge over... more »

The wines of Napa Valley 2025

by  |  06-02-2025

To taste the wines of Napa Valley is for me, a taste of fond melancholy. This is perhaps a strange comment for most people to hear, but it’s because I have a personal relationship to... more »

Domaine de la Grange des Pères 2010

by  |  04-02-2025

I was pondering the late 1990s recently and I fully admit that this is a strange moment to have in one’s mind. But, it was there that I suddenly remembered a radio contest where I... more »