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Editor’s Note: This is our last, and one of our most controversial, posts on the difference between modern versus traditional wines of Rioja. Our intention has been to share a variety of perspectives beyond our own as to what Rioja winemakers perceive when they use the terms traditional and modern Rioja wine. Hopefully, you feel [...]
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Whew, our dog’s are a barking! To travel to Alimentaria, a gourmet food and wine show in the heart of Barcelona, is true dedication on our part. Although Ryan warned me after attending last year’s event, I wasn’t prepared for the sheer effort. To merely stand at the front door of the Wine Pavilion, it [...]
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Hasta el mes de octubre de 2007, aumentaron un 8% respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior. España sigue siendo el quinto país exportador al gran mercado de EEUU, por detrás de Italia, Australia, Francia y Chile. Vía: El Catavinos.
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The results are in and Catavino has been announced as a finalist in the 2008 American Wine Blog Awards! Hosted by Tom Wark of Fermentations, we are elated to be nominated for The Best Single Subject Wine Blog. Thank you!Over the past three years, what started as journal of our wine experience in Spain has [...]
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Today’s my birthday. I’m saying this not as a plea for attention, but rather a chance to reflect on some things. Catavino has grown a lot in the past three years. In a few more months, we can officially call Catavino three years old, an achievement I never expected we’d accomplish. 33 years ago today, [...]
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When I sat down to write this article, it occurred to me that I had no idea what a foundation is, or an endowment for that matter. I had heard of foundations like the Ford Foundation and endowments like the National Endowment for the Arts, but never understood how one is either similar or different [...]
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Living in Europe, you are surrounded by history in a technologically evolving setting. If I leave my house right now, I can step into a church dating back to the 9th century in just under fifteen minutes; but I can also walk out of the church and into the mobile telephone shop, where I can [...]
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Sitting in the lobby of the Hotel Infante de Sagres in the heart of Oporto, we?ve finally had a moment to relax after spending the day tasting some absolutely fantastic wines at the Essencia do Vinho, a Portuguese wine tasting put on by both Vini Portugal and Blue Wine Magazine. Four years after its initial [...]
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When will I learn?! When will I put my foot down and say, “No honey, I am not a human guinea pig. I will not eat, nor drink something just because the fine people of La Rioja like it. And yes, I do love you, and I do appreciate your fine moral standards to try [...]
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At this moment, Gabriella and I are traveling in Oporto, Portugal. Some may be jealous, muttering under their breath that we have a “rough life”, as we bound from one location to the next; but truth be told, it’s harder work than you think. Just to give context, we just returned from seven days touring [...]
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