Only a few and in no particular order …
Good things:
The red and gold colours of the tempranillo leaves at vintage can change dramatically quickly
Those who work in wineries can be genuinely passionate about their employer - it is like a proper family affair
I really love older Rioja wines - but is this style being lost?
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Vintage seems to be progressing well in Rioja Alta … but it still hasn’t finished and we are getting into the rather nervous period where the weather is due to change at any moment.
Last week saw some light rain on Tuesday, not enough to stop some from picking, but cold and damp weather is definitely [...]
If trying to update one Rioja map isn’t enough, I’ve started another to track some of the places of interest to readers of this blog and therefore possible travellers to Rioja. These are points of interest in Logroño that will not appear on other maps - there are plenty that will show you wineries, hotels, [...]
I like photography, and you’ll see a lot of my own photos on here, but I’m no expert.
However, I took Ryan Opaz from Catavino to visit the Dinastia Vivanco vineyards and winery during the 2008 vintage activity, and I HAVE TO share this photo (one of many he took) as it is just beautiful! In [...]
It has started in earnest!
I’m here in the Dinastia Vivanco winery with my camera, my flip, my laptop, my mobile(s) … every blogging gadget imaginable and trying to get some of the sense of the activity onto this blog to share with you.
This morning the sorting table was busy with the first red grapes picked [...]
