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How to Reuse Old Oak Barrels While Practicing Sustainability
Although I am no John Radford, I’ve toured a few Iberian wineries in my day, and have always pondered if there was a sacred oak barrel cemetery for all those great wooden vats that have dedicated...
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Best Catavino Photos of 2008 – Which is your favorite?
I both love and hate Flickr. Some of the censorship issues have wavered my confidence in staying with them, while at the same time, the desire to upload my favorite pictures, and photos, gives me a...
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La Cabalgata de Reyes Magos: The Extravegant Spanish Celebration of the 3 Kings
There is something deeply satisfying about parades. The anticipation among crowds of people standing hip to hip with children delicately propped on broad shoulders, all eager to hear the very first...
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Brandy Marketing, Mnemonics and Wine Fiction – Questions for the Readers
Sometimes I don’t have the answers. Ask Gabriella, and she’ll deny this, replying that I always have one even if it’s wrong, and most likely, she’s probably right, but that’s between you and me....
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New FAQ Section on Catavino: Participate and You Could Win a Prize!!
Have you ever read an article about sherry wine and said to yourself, “I’d really wish someone would tell me what the definition of “criadera” is in Spanish and how that word relates to the solera...
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Pedro Ximenez: A Wine to Savour Over a Candlelit Dinner
Near the 14th of February, there is always the temptation to crack open a bottle of pink Champagne as inspiration for a post – but that’s all been done before, so I was keen to write about something...
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Twitter Taste Live the Español Edition – Hosted with Somni.org
You may be wondering why we talk about Twitter all the time, and there are many moments when I wonder the same. But the fact still remains that Twitter matters, and in the wine world, we have a small...
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Ready, Set, Go…NY, SF, NY…A Whirlwind of Fun!
As you read this, we’re most likely struggling to get comfortable in our cramped Delta seats, eating bland airline food, while on our way to NY. Well, correction, Ryan is grumbling in his beer, while...
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Summer Break – So what did we drink when not in Iberia?
Summer is here, and Spain for all intensive purposes, is closed. Walk down any of the myriad of residential streets of Barcelona, or Madrid, and you might think that the swine flu had a more successful...
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How the Moors Influenced Spanish Cuisine
With every bite of their Sunday paella, Spanish families—whether they realize it or not–are paying homage to the old Moorish kingdom of Al-Ándalus, one of the greatest civilizations that Iberia has...
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A Moment of Silence for George Carlin
I remember being in high school and seeing Carlin’s Jammin in New York at a friend’s, girlfriend’s house. He was making the analogy that the earth created humans so that it could have plastic; and it...
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Entertaining and Controversial Links around the Web
It’s Friday, and all of us are dreaming of the weekend, of barbecues, of outdoor picnics with friends and family, and of simply relaxing in a hammock with a glass of bubbly rose in one hand and a...
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Science of Smell – Can wine critique really be “objective”
I just finished listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Science Friday, which aired a program on the Science of Smell. Psychologist and smell scientist, Avery Gilbert, who recently published What...
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Summer Setup at Catavino
On the Train to Valencia! As I write, we are heading down south to the warm, sunny beaches of Valencia. We’ll be visiting with a few key people from the wine tourism industry along with a new client,...
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If I say Valencia, You say…..
Don’t even tell me that you didn’t think “Orange!! Orange!!” If you’ve ever been a kid in the USA, you are well aware of the famous Valencian orange. Like Kleenex, Q-tips and Chiquita bananas, the...
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Wine Blogging Wednesday #47: “S” Stands for “Spanish Sherry”
Gabriella fondly remembers when she was a child, sitting in front of the TV listening to Cookie Monster teach the alphabet, and on this particular day, words that started with the letter “S”. This...
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Los Rebujitos: Mixed Drinks Traditionally Savored during the Andalusian...
There’s a tradition in Andalucia for fairs – Ferias – in the spring and summer. The format is generally the same: The Feria lasts about a week; there are corridas (bullfights) in the afternoons; it’s...
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WBW #48 Back to Your Roots – Thanks Lenn for 4 Years of Fun!
Today marks the 48th edition of Wine Blog Wednesday, an event that Lenn probably didn’t even realize would last so long, or have so much success, upon its inception. Four years later, this internet...
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A Series of Wine Thoughts From My Time in Minnesota
Ok, jetlag is done, culture shock is mitigated, and my life is starting to get back to its crazy usual self. I’ve inoculated my system with some fresh Iberian wines and assorted tapas. So what happened...
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Wine, Books, Conferences, and the 2008 Vintage
It’s crunch time here at the Spanish office of the European Wine Bloggers Conference. Every day a new issue, a new question, and the realization that we forgot to do something! That combined with a now...
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