Stories

My Dinner with Raul [Moreno]

Ok, so it was a lunch. But then the movie reference wouldn’t work. Raul Moreno is Andalucian at heart....

Dec 16 · 8 min read >

Domaine Les Hutins and Writing the History of Genevan Wine

In my mission to understand Swiss wines (or at least those made on the Swiss-French Border), I visit Domaine...

Nov 22 · 5 min read >

[Day 8] Last Night in Vigo/The Spirit of Galicia

Last Night in Vigo I don’t often get sentimental, but I fell in love with this...

Feb 25 · 4 min read >

[Day 7]Ribeiro: History, Tostado and Treixadura

Today would be the last full day of our journey, and -much like the preceeding days- it would be...

Jan 26 · 10 min read >

[Day 6] Ribeira Sacra: Heroic Viticulture of the Sacred Riverbank

Dinner at Aguas Santas : September 26th, 2024 With the Valdeorras Consejo, Valdesil, and Rafa Palacios now behind us,...

[Day 5]: Journey to the Valley of Gold: Valdeorras

A Dinner and a Queimada As the journey unfolded rapidly ahead of us, we arrived in Valdeorras. Here,...

Dec 20 · 10 min read >

[Day 4]: The Royal Wines of Monterrei

Wednesday September 25th, 2024 I woke up at the Parador Nacional de Verin feeling refreshed. After three days of acclimatization,...

Dec 6 · 7 min read >

[Day 3]: Rias Baixas: O Rosal and Condado Do Tea

Tuesday, September 24th We spent two nights in Vigo, but on the third, it was time to bid the...

Nov 25 · 6 min read >

[Day 2]: The Albariño of Val do Salnes- Rias Baixas

Monday, September 23rd: Albariño of Val do Salnes The start of Day 2 was to be at 8 am...

Nov 9 · 7 min read >