3 wines were up this week, and all three from the most famous of the Catalan regions: Priorat DOQ. To an extent I’d messed it up a bit as I’d have liked to have tried a few from round the houses, but 3 wines from the almost-guaranteed-quality of Priorat? I wasn’t going to moan too …
When you think about Catalan food, or maybe it’s just me, I think about three things: Churros (those amazing doughnut things!), big fish dishes, and pork! And as is always the way, in times of crisis, go with what the locals eat!
What to expect from the wines of Catalunya, eh? Well, this is not exactly going to be the most extensive blog post in the world! It could be, but as I’m limiting myself to just a few paragraphs I’m going to have to cut this one right down to just the wines I’ve got for …
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See, for me, this is the beauty of Twitter! I used to be a hater before I’d ever used it, but now I just love it. Take yesterday for example. I was posting what I was going to do for the letter C, and up popped @CatalunyaWine as a mutual follow. Well we got talking, …
Catalonia, or Catalunya in the local lingo, is a fiercely independent region of Spain. Well, it’s not strictly speaking independent, but you know what I mean! It has its own customs, foods, and language. Any visitor to Barcelona knows, if you want good service and a smile, you use the Catalan words in the guidebook!
The winner of this fortnight’s New Wine This Week poll is the Spanish region of Catalonia. Thanks very much to Ant from Confessions of a Wine Geek for the suggestion.
I said yesterday that one the things about calling something Blanc De Blancs is that it’s made of 100% Chardonnay. That’s not actually strictly true.
Grape growers are completely stuck in their choice of grapes. Each grape has a climate it loves. If you’ve got the climate, you grow the grape, if not, you don’t. Simple as that!
A question I get asked a lot by mates of mine is “are any of those supermarket wines for £5 any good?” To this day I still think the answer is “yes, but…”
I had a really top time on my stag do. I’d not been all that well, so my best man decided to do a foodie themed trip, rather than tying me to anything in Leeds city centre. So off we went to San Sebastian. Still up there as one of the most amazing places I’ve …
