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A kinder, gentler way to destem grapes at Hawks View Cellars in Oregon
Posted on August 17, 2012
For all those wine geeks, ie. Enologists, like me, who love a bit of enology technology, I have included what I believe, is the wave of the future in terms of destemmers. This is a German EuroSelect destemmer that uses rotative rubber hands to de-stem the grapes in a kinder, gentler way. As part of […]
Welcome to the Willamette Valley of Oregon!
Posted on August 17, 2012 1 Comment
Join me as I become a wine lover of Oregon wines! I have been in transition lately from La Rioja to Willamette Valley, Oregon. Join me as I taste some of the great wines of this region! I will be posting my experiences at the Wine Bloggers Conference and other winery visits in the upcoming months. […]
A visit to the beautiful Priorat wine region of Spain
Posted on May 19, 2012 1 Comment
For those of you who are not familar with Priorat, as I wasn’t previous to my move to Spain, Priorat is one of only two designated origins that qualify to use the term DOCa/ DOQ, Spanish Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) (Denominació d’Origen Qualificada (DOQ) in Catalan). Priorat’s DOCa/DOQ is considered to be the highest qualification level for a […]
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