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.
Houston, we have lift off! The newest addition to the wine blogging universe is now ready to go – though, I’m sure, not without some problems. Bugs, critters and general miscues are apt to pop up in these first few days, not to mention the fact that I still need to figure out what to […] Continue Reading →
Tom Wark has just posted the results of the first ever American Wine Blog Awards. Here at Catavino, we would love to extend our congratulations to all winners and nominees and hope that this is just the first step towards making wine blogging a bit more recognized if not prestigous in the wine world as […] Continue Reading →
This week, Robert Parker made a statement in Business Week about Spanish wine: Spain’s 2004 and 2005 vintages Spain is the most fashionable wine producer in the world, and for good reason. Young Spanish winemakers respect their traditions but are also adopting practices from elsewhere that make for better and better wines. Nature lent a […] Continue Reading →
Just an FYI to our UK readers. Andrew over at Spittoon has posted a Top Five Spanish Retailers List ovet at UK Wines Online. If you have a favorite Spanish or Portuguese wine retailer that you trust, anywhere in the world, let us know in the comments section below. Also stay tuned to Catavino Radio […] Continue Reading →
Today, I had a friend email me two links. The first was to an article in Techcrunch on a site called Aboutus.org. The second was to Catavino’s listing on AboutUs.org. Let’s just say that I was absolutely shocked to see all of my “Who is Catavino” information alongside our “About Us” text. At first, I […] Continue Reading →
This months FTLOP newsletter is out and below is the table of contents. Always a fun read and you can’t help but get wrapped up in Roy’s enthusiam for all things Port as you read along. If your not already a subscriber then you should change that and sign up! Also there is word of […] Continue Reading →
As many of you know, I typically check to see where hits to Catavino derive from, something that has become an incredibly fun and often intriguing pastime. Last week, this little diversion just so happened to land me on a site called Scrügy – a name which immediately makes me think of a cleaning implement […] Continue Reading →
So Google today just launched a new, yes I know this is redundant, project/tool/time waster for all of us to play with. Google Co-op is a chance for you to create a search tool that searches a defined group of sites, a particular subject or both. Basically it allows me to waste 30mins of my […] Continue Reading →
Ah the weather is getting chilly here in Catalunya. This morning I had to struggle to pull myself out of my deep sleep with the covers wrapped tight around me. I love this time of year because the air is crisp and fresh, the sky seems to be clearer than usual and I get to […] Continue Reading →
I moonlight. On Wednesday, I was offered a wonderful experience teaching an Introductory Spanish Wine Class to a group of tourists from Maui, Hawaii! For two hours, we weaved our way through the Spanish wine regions of Catalunya, Rias Biaxas, Bierzo, Montsant, Priorat and La Rioja. And fortunately for me, not only did we taste […] Continue Reading →
Catavino evolved from the wanderings of an American couple who craved a radical change in perspective. In 2005 they quit their jobs, moved to Spain and dug deep into the local gastronomy.
As time passed, they expanded their focus to include Portugal, whereby sharing the heart and soul of Iberian food, wine and culture. We invite you to follow our adventures via our blog or, for those who'd like to experience Spanish and Portuguese gastronomy themselves, we'd like to offer you our firsthand tips on travel and our expertise in organizing food and wine tasting tours (coming soon!)
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