Thoughts on wine

Thoughts On: Spanish Rosado

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It seems that everyone is writing about rosé wine these days, which I suppose comes as no surprise considering how popular the style has become in such a short space of time. Quite how this came about isn’t entirely clear, but it seems to be mainly due to a younger audience wanting something sexy and […]

Thoughts on wine

Thoughts on: Carignan, Cariñena and Samsó

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Carignan is an interesting grape variety and caused me a few conflicting moments in my very early days of learning about wine. In the late 20th century, Carignan was known as being a simple grape with limited potential that was massively over-yielded in the south of France, producing in excess of 200hl/ha in more than […]

Thoughts on wine

Thoughts on: Fira del Vi 2017

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This year was the first chance I’ve had to attend the Fira del Vi festival in Falset, a small but important town close to the regions of DO Montsant and DOQ Priorat. The festival takes place in the first weekend of May, and producers from both regions offer tastings at the fair as well as […]

Barcelona Wine Tasting

Barcelona Wine Tasting: Can Rafols dels Caus

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Every month we’ll be tasting and learning about an iconic producer of Spanish wine in detail. To attend these tastings, please make sure you check the blog on the 1st of every month for the newsletter with the details, or join the Meet-up group to get updates as tastings become available. It’s often said that DO Penedes attracts […]