Spain has something many wine countries quietly envy. Old vines. Not just “old” in marketing terms, but genuinely ancient vineyards that have been producing grapes … Read more
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I used to think “small producer” was just a phrase people used when they wanted to charge extra for a hand-drawn label and a cork … Read more
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I used to think wine pairing was something you prepared for. White with fish, red with meat, nod seriously, move on. Then I started spending … Read more
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I didn’t expect to be up before the sun, holding a mug of instant coffee that tastes faintly of last night’s red, but here we … Read more
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hursday night. Fan whining. A kid restocking tins of mussels one by one. I’m holding two bottles and trying not to look like homework. Left … Read more
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I once met a winemaker in Priorat who buried cow horns filled with manure in his vineyard to “harness cosmic energy.” He said it with … Read more
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It starts the same way every time. I arrive in a new Spanish wine region with a carefully curated plan—visiting the best organic vineyards, meeting … Read more
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There’s a myth about moving to Spain that I fully believed before I got here. The one where you arrive, buy a bottle of wine, … Read more
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There was a moment, not long after I moved to Spain, when I stood on my terrace, glass of wine in hand, and thought: I … Read more
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I was handed a glass of what looked like pond water. Cloudy, slightly suspicious, with the kind of murky golden hue that makes you wonder … Read more
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I once left a bottle of wine in the trunk of my car for an entire summer. It was an experiment in resilience, or maybe … Read more
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There are moments when you realize you’ve made the right decision. For me, it happened somewhere in La Rioja, standing in a dimly lit bodega, … Read more
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