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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 »
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Cava Rovellats, Penedès, Catalunya

by  |  31-01-2025

The winery of Rovellats has an extensive enotourism offer which is how I actually first came into contact with them about 10 years ago via a very weird situation of having to fill in on... more »

A gastronomic look at calçots & wine

by  |  30-01-2025

When seeing a field of calçots for the first time, I think most people who know something about vegetables will have their first reaction be, “Oh, onions.” The lackluster response wouldn’t be wrong on the... more »

A fine selection of DOQ Priorat wines, under 30€

by  |  28-01-2025

One of the great thing about the readers of this publication is that from time to time they’ll write in with questions or ideas. This is always welcome (send a note!) as while there’s no... more »

Two side of Vignerons Saint Marc-Canteperdrix

by  |  23-01-2025

Cooperatives are a century-old winemaking tradition in Europe that never ceases to amaze me. They were born of necessity in the difficult times of the late 19th and early 20th century, but have since morphed... more »