Michael Grisley PR GrisleyA fantastic resource for Spanish and Portuguese wines, Catavino is also a valuable site for all things Iberian with great insight and experience regarding this amazing culture.
Sherry month wouldn’t be complete without a warning shot across the bow of the boat before it slowly sinks to the bottom of the ocean floor. The boat being the obvious metaphor for sherry inching demise. Sherry is losing ground with the common consumer. We tried to send a life raft during our month long […] Continue Reading →
Summer so far here in Spain has been surprisingly cool. I’d heard that it would be the hottest summer on record and so far it is warm during the day and quite cool at night. Unfortunately, as a result of the cool temperatures, I’ve heard reports from vineyards that some of the vines are a […] Continue Reading →
This past month, we participated in a monthly wine event called, Wine Blog Wednesday, which started long ago in a State far far way by a man called Lenn. The idea is simple. Once a month, a Blogger is picked by Lenn, among many,to choose a wine related theme. Once the theme has been chosen, […] Continue Reading →
Being that Catavino’s Virtual Wine Tasting this month is Albariño, how interesting that the international wine distributor E&J Gallo just signed an agreement with the Galician winery, Martín Códax to retain exclusive rights to distribute their wines in the US. As a result of this contract, Martín Códax will not only become the top selling […] Continue Reading →
First, allow me to extend an enormous thanks to everyone who participated in our first Virtual Wine Tasting. To our great surprise, we had an incredible start to our new series with people such as Dr. Debs, John, Andrew, Vinvenio, Sonadora and Bill Bennet contributing not only some fun impressions of their wines, but also […] Continue Reading →
So I just finished up a whirlwind tour of just about every wine shop in the Twin Cities, Minnesota that I could find an exit for; which translates to the fact that I still need to familiarize myself with driving in Minnesota again because I constantly seem to miss the roundabout when I am here. […] Continue Reading →
I saw an article today outlining the approval of three new grapes to the Rioja repertoire: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdejo. They are right to point out that part of the reason for their acceptance into the D.O. regulations is that Rioja didn’t have much to work with as far as white grape varieties. The […] Continue Reading →
Posted straight from my phone with Nakama. Ok so yes this week I’m in Madrid tasting wines and talking to winemakers. Iberwine, which last year was small, this year is even smaller. There’s even talk that next year it might disappear altogether, not due to lack of interest in Spanish wines, but bad timing with […] Continue Reading →
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