Last week, I presented an overview of Perelada, the Catalonia producer who I visited during a media jaunt in late 2024 (along with a crap-ton of wine highlights from their lineup). This week, we’re going in a totally different direction, and focusing on one of Perelada’s smallest (but most impressive) parcels: Finca Garbet. Located on…
Category: on the road
Gambling (Literally) on the Spanish DO You’ve Never Heard Of (Probably)
Today, we’re going to talk about a brand that is (quite literally) gambling on a Spanish region that you (probably) know nothing about whatsoever. Back in November of 2024, I was a media guest of Perelada, a somewhat enigmatic producer who is basically the biggest thing going in Spain’s Empordà DO (which is primarily in…
“Built from Nothing” (Domaine Bousquet Recent Releases)
Last October, when I met up with Domaine Bousquet‘s Anne Bousquet in NYC’s Baires Grill for what seems to have become an annual catch-up on their new releases, I realized that there waws one question that I’d never asked her. Bousquet has a lot of SKUs, relatively speaking (over 50, by my last count); how…
Gifts to Wine Lovers From on (Mile) High (Winning Wines From the 2024 CO Governor’s Cup)
The Colorado winemaking scene must be in a seasonally generous mood: it’s got plenty of gifts to bring to all you good little wine lovers out there. This past summer, I was fortunate enough to have been invited once again to judge at the Colorado Governor’s Cup wine competition, a well-run face-off of Colorado wines…