Book Review… Book Review – Tasting The Past 17 Feb 201916 Feb 2019 Pretty much the only good thing about being home sick with the flu is you get lots of time to rest and catch up on your reading. I'm actually a…
Stories Trepat & Conca de Barberà 15 Feb 201915 Feb 2019 There's a theory I find very convincing that grapes or other agricultural products which are autochtonous to a given region will tend to show their highest expression of quality in…
Stories Alcohol Abuse & Addiction: Is it just me? 13 Feb 201913 Feb 2019 Hey everybody, boy am I glad to be back in the world of wine. I had already decided to take a week off drinking after an overindulgent dinner with friends…
Tastings… Son Bordils Winery Visit 27 Jan 2019 It finally happened! I've been wanting to get a group of wine lovers together for a long time now, but wasn't sure how to organize tastings since I'm obviously a…
Quiz… Wines of Northern Spain – Isla Catavinos Course 26 Jan 2019 This has been a big week as far as wine goes - after coming home from the US where I was able to dip into Californian wines galore, I organized…
Shops… Boozing in America 22 Jan 201922 Jan 2019 I just got back to Spain yesterday after a 9 day hiatus to the good ole U S of A, Miami and the Florida Keys to be exact. Man am…
News… New Beginnings 8 Jan 20198 Jan 2019 Over the past year I've been thinking about how to not drink alone so often. My husband only drinks coca cola and espresso (plus maybe one beer and two glasses…
Tastings Another Walk… and Jackpot! 2 Jan 20192 Jan 2019 Happy New Year everyone!!! Wishing you fabulous wines and even better times in 2019 - my personal focus this year is health and happiness, which I hope to achieve via…
Shops… Palma Wanderings 30 Dec 201830 Dec 2018 Yesterday afternoon I decided to go for a long walk and get to know some new wine spots around town. The weather was perfect for an evening walk, right around…
Tastings French Whites Part 3 – Bordeaux 27 Dec 201827 Dec 2018 In earlier posts I mentioned that, inspired by Kevin Zraly's Windows on the World book's chapter on French white wine, I bought three bottles from some famous white wine regions…
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