News… Pla i Llevant Harvest Party 13 Aug 201913 Aug 2019 We pulled off Manacor's ring road at the sign for Pere Seda's vineyards and winded down the tiny, poorly paved road edged by wild fennel plants and overgrown barley and…
Tastings Isla Catavinos French Wine Class 31 May 2019 "What we're doing tonight is a crime." This is how Sergio Pereda, certified WSET level 2 wine buff and teacher of Isla Catavinos' "Complete Wine Initiation Course" presented the "France…
News… El Bierzo Wine Fair – 1 2 May 2019 A couple of months ago scrolling through upcoming wine events on Facebook I happened to come across one which leapt out at me - the yearly fair for the D.O.…
Tastings My First Tasting! 1 Apr 20191 Apr 2019 I've had a bit of a hiatus from the blog for the past weeks, I wasn't feeling that into writing about wine lately and plus I've been superbusy. But now…
Shops… ”Rest of Europe” @ Isla Catavinos 12 Mar 201912 Mar 2019 Thursday evening I was back at Isla Catavinos for another wine tasting. Having done Sparkling wines, Northern Spain and France (I missed the Southern Spain class), the subject was the…
Stories… Redivins Terroir 8 Mar 20198 Mar 2019 Set in the same location I had visited just one night before for the presentation of the 2018 vintage of DO Plà i Llevant wines, the "Redivins Terroir" event (you…
Stories… Presentacion Pla i Llevant 2019 6 Mar 20196 Mar 2019 After I pulled off the highway, the winding road took me out of Palma, past shishi restaurants and huge fancy whitewashed adobe houses hugging the side of hills, through the…
Stories DO Plà i Llevant – Intro 28 Feb 201928 Feb 2019 I'm super psyched about my plan for this evening - the annual presentation of the wines from Mallorca's DO Plà i Llevant is tonight and I'm looking forward to meeting…
Tastings… Vi Rei Bodega Visit 24 Feb 201924 Feb 2019 Yesterday dawned bright and sunny, and by midday I was walking around the stable without my sweater - in other words a perfect day to visit another Mallorcan winery! This…
Stories In The Weeds 20 Feb 201920 Feb 2019 This is the third time I'm writing this post, thanks to some oh-so-fun Wordpress glitches with my new Amazon Fire tablet... Here's hoping this one sticks. And although it's kind…
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