As its name suggests, the Priorat Qualified Designation of Origin has deeply spiritual roots. Unlike other European wine-growing areas founded by Cistercian monks, it was the Carthusians—an even more austere...
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Phenolic Maturation: The Hidden Key to Wine I frequently receive questions about various aspects of wine and vineyards. Many of them inspire me to write these articles. Wine is an...
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In the mountains of the Cordillera Central of Spain, in 1468, Queen Isabel was crowned Princess of Asturias and heir to the crown of Castile in the village of El...
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My job as an importer and distributor of Spanish wines is not just about selecting great wine. I look for wines with character, those that tell the story of their...
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Vineyards are living beings and, like any living thing, they require adequate nutrients on a constant basis. We, for example, need different vitamins, but taking them as a routine every...
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Quercus Suber - The Cork In the last blog, we talked about oak and the shared history between wine and oak. Today, we'll continue with the topic of trees and wine,...
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The word alcohol comes from the Arabic al-kuhl , a word used to name a powder used to paint eyelids kohl , a term that in those times was...
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Many people ask me: "What's your favorite wine?" My answer: I don't really have one. I love all kinds of wine and each one has its own special moment. It's almost...
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Wine minerality. Strong https://news.wine.co.za Confusing Terms II - Minerality If you look up the definition of minerality in any dictionary, you won't find it. There's mineral, but you cannot find...
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The word "root" has an important meaning in any language. It may mean the root of a plant, or that we are talking about the place where we're from. The roots of our...
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“We plant the vineyards for our children and olive trees for our grandchildren,” the saying goes. Planting a vineyard and having a winery is not an easy task. It is...
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