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My latest piece for the Spanish Wine Collective is now online (link below), this time pairing book with wine

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Waymarks on a wine road traversing Catalunya, Eastern Loire, Sicilia, Alicante, Jerez and Beaujolais

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Wine of the week. Chris Lynch goes to one of our favourite producers Rafael Cambra, and opens his Casalabor, a tinto made with the local variety Arcos. An elegant wine with flavours of red fruits and herbs, that evokes warmer days by the Mediterranean. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/casalab...

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Today we publish @billboll.bsky.social's report on three days of wine tasting at Barcelona Wine Week, Vinos "Off the Record" and Liquid Vins. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/wineday...

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@adrianmcmanus.bsky.social visits D.O. Ribeiro, one of the oldest wine regions in Europe for our wine of the week. Tostado is a unique sweet wine from Adegas Celme, which has been rescued from oblivion and now formally recognised by the appellation. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/celme-t...

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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez takes us on a tour of five Madrid taverns that offer an opportunity to relive the atmosphere of the past. These authentic places combine a rich and exciting history with a contemporary take on great Spanish wine. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/five-hi...

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And check out what he has to say

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Domaine Sérol Chez Coste 2023 kicking off my 2025 Loire road trip with @billboll.bsky.social Unsulfured Gamay St-Romain, fermented & aged in amphora. Deeply coloured with a lingering savoury freshness, this waltzed with peppery pork sausage and then made friends among tonight’s cheeses. Santé !

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Come on folks, let’s all give a 🖕 to the January abstainers and drink champagne on a Monday. The energy and vitality in Le Fruit de ma Passion Millésime 2019 from #VincentCharlot has set me up for the week. Santé !

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First outing with the wines of Hervé Grenier, Domaine Vallée Moray (Montlouis-sur-Loire). The ‘22 Arcadian is a Pinot Noir–Gamay mash-up, unsulfured, just 12% ABV. Shy at first, this unfurled into an uncomplicated yet fascinating interlocutor with a bit of time. A producer to explore further. Santé!

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Esmeralda García knocking it out the park with the ‘23 Santyuste. If you think you know Verdejo but haven’t tried this… Electric, layers of complexity, moreish, and that’s even before we talk about the pre-phylloxera vines and overall winemaking philosophy. Top in all respects

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Our man in Andalusia, @billboll.bsky.social, decides that another visit to a sherry bodega was merited. Read his report and tasting notes on Bodegas Díez-Mérito in Jerez de la Frontera. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/bodegas...

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Good to be back in the once-home city again

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Wine of the week is the Albahra 2023 by Envínate. It’s a wine that almost everyone seems to like. And as @clynch83.bsky.social writes, a success with a guest who describes it as a ‘hip wine’. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/albahra...

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Celebrating the passing of my years with some genuinely spectacular Catalan wine, a superb Blanc de Noirs sparkler (2018) and a world class still white from the masters of Xarel.lo (2015). Salut!

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Crime scene from a weekend lunch. One helluva journey from the Penedès to l’Isola di Pantelleria via the Loire. I’m no proselyte for sans soufre, but when the producer knows (as these do) how to work the land, the grape, then it makes for some truly original juice that I’d happily sup all day long.

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Por si te lo perdiste: Vinos OFF the Record en Barcelona el 4 de febrero: Cata de más de 200 vinos en un ambiente relajado e informal #Vinos #CataDeVinos #Barcelona #EventosEnBarcelona #VinosOffTheRecord

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I’m of an age to remember when Muscadet was enjoyed but not respected. Well, here’s why that was so, so wrong. Le Fief du Breil (2018) from Jo Landron, a wine that cloaks its complexity and profundity in upfront approachability. Some really serious juice in this bottle. Santé !

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Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on some of the favourite bottles they uncorked in 2024. @billboll.bsky.social and @amicdelvi.bsky.social pick the wines in part two of this series. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/favouri...

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BLAU: an exploration into the world of high-end Blaufränkisch, which is emerging as one of the most exciting red grape varieties wineanorak.com/2025/01/08/b...

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A lithe, mineral red from Spain’s northernmost wine region, Betanzos. Lugar dos Carreiros by Óscar Enríquez Becerra is a blend of old vine Mencía, Alicante and Roibal/Merenzao. Thanks to sommelier Juan at #JaleoCoruña for putting me on to this one.

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Welcoming 2025 with my Top 10 Budget Natural Wines. How far do you have to compromise, and how low can you go in terms of price if you still want to drink wine that feels like an honest, authentic beverage? First 2 recommendations are free to read! themorningclaret.com/p/top-ten-bu...

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A masterclass in Carinyena Blanca from Nin-Ortiz (Porrera, Priorat), the Planetes (2021) is an old friend re-encountered. White fruit and flowers, almond and stone, salt and seduction over time (give it an hour or two, and go to bed happy). Salut, i bona nit!

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Hail cannons in Beaujolais vineyards in 1900. In “Le Petit Parisien,” Sep 23, 1900 gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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The lovely natural Beaujolais wines of Julien Sunier wineanorak.com/2025/01/04/j...

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Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on some favourite bottles they uncorked in 2024. @clynch83.bsky.social and @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social get us started. Stay tuned for Part 2. www.spanishwinecollective.com/blog/favouri...

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"Which salivary gland produces which type of salivation in reaction to which compounds in wine? How does the quality of these compounds matter– acidity, tannin, umami? How could this be linked to viticultural practice and terroir, the shape of the wine?…" Pascaline Lepeltier on new ways of tasting.

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Needed the verve of bubbles to perk me up after a long day at the desk. I chose well, the year is off to a good start. Santé !

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Easing myself into 2025 with book and bottle, a bit of prep for the virtual road trip (east–west) along the Loire that I’ll be doing over the next 12 months in the company of @billboll.bsky.social (Long-term forecast: wine porn imminent)

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An indisputable wine highlight of 2024 has been my virtual road trip through the ten Beaujolais Cru in the company of @billboll.bsky.social Some really fine wine, a lot of learning and the foundation for a lasting appreciation of what Gamay can be. Santé !

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Sod it, it’s Christmas, more champagne

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A final highlight in this year’s virtual road trip through the 10 Beaujolais Cru with @billboll.bsky.social Delicious the Bonnet Cotton Côte de Brouilly 2021, a wine which, on its label, bears a slogan that will be one of my life's guides from here on in: "Trust in Gamay". Indeed I will. Santé !

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