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Wine Tourism in Sherry Country and a Lesson from Portugal
Two weeks ago, after a very relaxing holiday in Galicia, we chose to make our way home to Jerez via Portugal, stopping off for two nights in Oporto on the way. I’ve been to where they make Madeira, I...
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Pre-Conference Butterflies and a Thank You
‘Twas the night before Conference, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a computer mouse; The nametags were hung by their lanyards with care, In hopes they’d be worn when...
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Exciting Announcement – The DeLong Iberian Wine Map – with help from Catavino
Since day one, I’ve wanted a map of the wine regions of Spain and Portugal. Seems like a simple request, and if I couldn’t have one of Iberia, at least you would think that there would be one of Spain...
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Wine Racks, Judging Blogs and an Anti-Oak Rant??
This weekend, we built a wine rack. When we first moved to Terrassa almost 3 years ago, we were regularly lacking in wine as a result of less income, less samples and less travel. Consequently, we...
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Catavino Does NOT Sell Wine…and A Very Biased Wine Review
Time to clear a few things up here at Catavino.net. This past week, we have received some emails that need to be addressed, and we think the only place to do it is here on our site. Lately, we’ve been...
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How is the 2008 Iberian Harvest Shaping Up?
Feel the chill in the air, the earthy aromas of dried leaves and wet soil, the vibrant orange and red colors on the tip of the leaves like small dabs of paint radiating from the deep dark green...
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Sherry at EWBC 2008 and Alvaro Domecq
Initially, I thought I would be the only person bringing sherry to the EWBC 2008 invitational tasting, but once things got going, I was pleased to see that some Osborne Fino Quinta and the Manzanilla...
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Cork or Screwcap, But For The Love of God, Do Not Use The Plastic Plug!!
Editor’s Note: In our recent effort to bring people from every wine culture together, the EWBC network has started a monthly debate on topics that effect us all. This month, the topic is alternative...
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Wine of the Week with Some Odds and Ends
Today marks the start of the American Wine Blogger Conference. Joel Vincent, the unstoppable force behind the 2000+ member Open Wine Consortium, has taken it upon himself to create a 3 day Wine Blogger...
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Wake Up Spanish Wineries! Wine Pleasures is Here!
A bit of self promotion coming up. Ryan here, and come the last week in January, I will have the pleasure of speaking to a crowd of wine industry professionals about the Internets and wine, and more...
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First Wine Print for Sale – Fall Vines in La Rioja, Spain
It’s probably no surprise for many of you to learn that I love shooting photos. From time to time Catavino has shown pictures I have shot, and ever since Gabriella came to work full time for...
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All Gabriella Wants for her Birthday is the Assurance that you VOTED!
Today, Gabriella is officially a year older [he meant to say wiser] and looking better than ever [I swear that I didn't bribe him with a bottle of scotch to say that]! 33 years of figuring out where...
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Global Economic Crisis and Spanish Wine, Portugal Pay Attention
I received today a press release that I want to discuss with the caveat that you please provide feedback and thoughts in the comments. FEV, The Spanish Wine Federation, is a private group dedicated to...
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WBW #51 Baked Goods and Madeirized Wine
Hello, Justin here. I’m quite excited; this is the first time I’m posting for Wine Blogging Wednesday. This was originally started by Lenn Thompson and is now in its 51st edition, hosted by Joe Roberts...
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Wine of the Week: Sat la Botera Vins Mudefer 2004
Terra Alta, meaning high ground, is a Spanish wine region situated in the south-western tip of Catalonia, where low mountains and valleys extend south to the border with the Teruel province. This...
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Wineries Around the World, Listen Up! Catavino’s Free PDF Will Help You...
How many articles have we written on the importance of wineries creating a strong Internet presence? Half a dozen, a dozen? Global Economic Crisis and Spanish Wine, Portugal Pay Attention Wake Up,...
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Great Wine Capitals – Spain has Rioja, Portugal has Oporto – A few questions...
In August, during the 2008 European Wine Blogger’s Conference, I had the pleasure of meeting Tom Perry – someone I can now call a good friend. Tom is an American expat who has worked and lived in Spain...
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Wine of the Week: Coto de Gomariz
The seasons are changing and so are many peoples wine choices. What do you notice you switch too as the temperature lowers, and the dinners become more robust? For many, sadly white wine gets sidelined...
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6 Things you Don’t Know about Catavino
We were recently “tagged” by Enobytes in an internet meme circling the web that requires participants to list six things that most people don’t know about them, and then in turn, “tag” six more people...
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