Wink Lorch Wine Travel GuidesCatavino’s well-researched and lively posts about Iberian wine regions make essential reading for any wine lover, especially those planning a wine tour to Spain or Portugal.
This week I made a trip for the first time to the Reina Sofía Museum here in Madrid. It was one of those, “I’ve been here for a year and a half and now I”m leaving without having seen (Insert cultural/historical monument here)” trips. You know how it is, you never see what is in […] Continue Reading →
Wednesday night was a great time and our first podcast here with Gabriella my lovely wife and our friends over at Notes from Spain. Ben and Marina are a couple who live near us here in Madrid and are the authors of Notes from Spain. This podcast is different in that we talk free form […] Continue Reading →
Steve DeLong and his wife Deborah have given us a gift in their passion for wine. By creating the Wine Grape Varietal table we have a resource that didn’t exist before and now that it does it helps others to fall in love with wine as they move through it’s complex world. Taken from their […] Continue Reading →
Back when I started Catavino, I realized that I better find some good information on the subject. Starting with Spanish wine, I did a quick search on Amazon to find what information was available. Unfortunately, what I found was several outdated books along with a few new releases. Type in “Wine” into Amazon and you’ll […] Continue Reading →
Today we talk to Alvaro Pérez Navazo the sales and marketing director for Abadia Retuerta. Basically we wander through the vineyards looking at the vines, seeing the production facilities, and learning about what makes Abadia different. A lot was talked about and I hope you enjoy the loose nature of the podcast as I try […] Continue Reading →
Part One in a two part series we hope this is a favortie. Abadia Retuerta is an up and coming wine bodega with potential that may in the end be equaled by no one else. Take incredible terroir of the Duero valley here in Spain and put it with the backing of Novartis a major […] Continue Reading →
This weeks Wine Blog Wednesday is hosted by Tim of [Winecast.net->http://www.winecast.net] and his choice of themes was wines under 12.5% alcohol. I decided that since Tim was part of my inspiration to get into podcasting that I would record a short wrap up of my tasting instead of just writing about it. Enjoy the Podcast […] Continue Reading →
This week we bring you an interview with Bryce McNamee of [Boutique Wine Collection->http://boutiquewines.info/winery.php?id=77&country_id=5]. I had the chance to interview him down at Vinoble in Jerez. We mainly discussed his business, the perception of Spanish wine in the US market, and a bit about other issues like tourism and emerging wine regions. Taken from Bryce’s […] Continue Reading →
Podcast number three is a quick recap of Vinoble and my thoughts on this sweet wine festival. Also I had the chance to talk with a daughter and employee of [the Gonzalez Byass family->http://gonzalezbyass.com/ing/index3.htm], about the bodega visits and [tours of the bodega->http://www.bodegastiopepe.com/index.html] that they offer. Below are some photos of the Vinoble show and […] Continue Reading →
“Join in our exploration of Port wine, steeped in century old traditions. Oporto (English for Porto), and its sister city, Vila Nova de Gaia across the river, provide the historical perspective before we head up river to the enchanting Douro River Valley. We offer our discerning guests an unrivaled insider’s view” of these historic treasures […] Continue Reading →
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