A pandemic and a trade war turned my launch plan upside down…and I effectively doubled down on it.
Category: Spain
Adventures in wine travels – a meeting with a legend
An incredible run-in with a legend, and a family winery visit that seeded a route into the wine business.
The difference in European and “New World” winemaking, and our preferences as wine drinkers
Do you have a preference for European wines, California wines, or wines from another location? Do you know why you have those preferences? This week, Staci and I had the opportunity to take a 3 day class on the wines of Italy, through the Italian Trade Agency. The class, a comprehensive survey of the 20…
Now available…your convenient and simple quick reference guide to the Old World
Looking for something good, interesting, and inexpensive? Use this quick reference guide to easily explore Old World wines.
Favorite wine hack – video!
This is a brief, less-than-3-minute video, that summarizes my post on my favorite wine hack. What kinds of Spanish wines have you tried, and what are your impressions?
Favorite wine hacks! Select something interesting and good every time.
Pick the Spanish wine. It is normally on the lower side of the price range, and almost always interesting, and something you will like. It’s that simple. I have lived by, and made this recommendation, more times than I can count. And it has yet to fail me. And I drink a lot of wine,…
Everything you wanted to know about the wines of Italy, Spain, and France…but were afraid to ask
Streaming live at 09:00 pm ET, Wednesday, 25 March. Sound may be muted by default…so if you don’t hear anything, please check the lower right corner to make sure sound is not muted. Also, please be patient and fast forward through the first 4 minutes or so. The looks of consternation you were seeing on…
Decoding the Old World – Location versus Grape
Originally, I had hoped to post something sharing the experience of traveling in Italy. Larger forces have intervened, and I have indefinitely postponed my trip. It can be tempting to lament the inconvenience that restrictions and quarantines and “social distancing” place upon us. Every day, I remind myself that this is bigger than Wide Roots,…