An Italian couple, architects, moved to Cataluna from Piedmont and went about hunting old vines and working with the fruit. This field blend is my favorite of their offerings. Love... read more →
When I poured the wine by candlelight and the yeasty smell hit the air, my friend asked, what is that, beer? “Beer made with grapes,” I quipped. There was something... read more →
Oriol, one to watch, works just outside of Barcelona. He is mostly known for his whites but it was this pink that grabbed my attention. Damn California! They took all of... read more →
Field blend alert! Just for fun, I’ll tell you what is in this technically white wine but actually a rosé. 50% pansa blanca, 15% sumoll, 8% beier, 8% garnatxa blanca... read more →
One of the granddaddies of the Brutal!!! concept, Laureano doesn’t know how to make wine any other way than from the heart. This was a wine that stirred emotions. Here... read more →
From a maker of some spectacular cava and pet’nats comes a remarkable skin contact macabeu. The wine is fermented in a combo of barrique and 600 liter clay amphora and... read more →
Salvador Batlle Barrabeig’s Còsmic is birthed from 9.5h in Emporda, northeast Catalonia near Girona. This was my favorite from his recent line up. Grown on granite and calcarious clay, it’s... read more →
Hold on to your seats. This shocked people in a household that was drinking Kistler. They loved it which shocked me. I don’t know how to handle that one. If... read more →