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Fine tuning the machinations

by  |  16-09-2014

This article is to let you know about a few changes here at the site. The first and most important is that we've changed the name from Enotourist to VI (Six). There are always many... more »
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10 of the best wine Instagrams to follow

by  |  15-09-2014 ~ 1 Comment

We happily share a great many of our wine adventures on our Instagram. It's a fun thing to do and gives a visual memory that we're quite proud of from our journeys through wine. If... more »

To somm or not to somm

by  |  11-08-2014

At the end of last week I was having a meal with friends in the Priorat village of Porrera at La Cooperativa. The friends in question happened to be Albert and Roger of Vall Llach... more »

A further history of Priorat’s “clos” wineries

by  |  02-08-2014

When we started researching the first edition of our Priorat book two years ago, one of the big goals was to unravel all the various versions of history that are known to crisscross DOQ Priorat.... more »
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Wine shipping in the US

by  |  15-07-2014

While often asked about how to travel with wine from Americans, from Europeans, we're often asked, "What do you mean you can't just send a bottle of wine from California to Pennsylvania?" It's a logical... more »
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Going with the flow in Empordà

by  |  10-07-2014

The summer is again not playing nice as just yesterday it was pouring rain and about 20C while I wrote this article. Still, if you're in the Northern Hemisphere, it's probably much more sunny where... more »
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For a fresh summer, White Grenache

by  |  24-06-2014

As if to emphasize just how "fresh" summer can be, it's pouring rain and about 24C while I write this article, which is a slightly adapted version from my wine column. But, suffice to say,... more »
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Portuguese wines at full speed

by  |  25-04-2014

Carlos Álvarez is a sommelier in Barcelona that we kept bumping in to over various tastings until one day we said, "Didn't we see you at the last 20 events we were all at?" From... more »

An introduction to Israeli wine

by  |  30-03-2014 ~ 5 Comments

It's no secret that wine is made in Israeli. In fact, it's been going on for thousands of years, but if you were to ask most wine writers about it, they would likely scoff at... more »
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In search of that almighty wine app

by  |  05-03-2014

We are some ungodly amount of years in to the App Epoch of Civilization and as of yet, I've not been able to find the almighty "wine app" that doesn't bug the crap out of... more »