Monthly Archives: June 2008

Tempranillo grapes

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Robert McIntosh

The Tempranillo grape in all its autumn glory in Finca El Cantillo, the vineyard surrounding the Dinastia Vivanco winery and Museum in Briones.

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Big Time for Rioja

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Robert McIntosh

I’m grateful to Ryan at Catavino for pointing me to an interesting article by Michael Franz called Resurgent Rioja in Wine Review Online: So watch out.  Rioja has set a lot of things right, and is coming back–big time. I … Continue reading →

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Rioja community tasting notes

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Robert McIntosh

For various reasons I have been looking at a few social tasting note sites recently, so I thought it would be interesting to see what volume of tasting notes for Rioja wines could be found in these places. The tasting … Continue reading →

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The path to great Viura

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Robert McIntosh

It is an old joke but: An old Irishman was called over by the driver of a big car that had stopped beside him, and the English visitor enquired; “Could you tell me the way to Balbriggan, Please?” Paddy, which … Continue reading →

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