Li Qingzhao, also known as Yi’an Jushi, was a Chinese writer of the Song Dynasty (1083-1151), which was also seduced by wine in many of her work. INTOXICATED UNDER THE SHADOW OF FLOWERS (Li Qingzhao) Light […]
KISS MY GLASS magnificent wine events and masterclasses by Wine Defender!Coming soon and around the world! And this is the beautiful logo introduction done by the incredible and talented Florian Miny. Here you can find […]
A few days ago few sips of this 1925 Castillo de Ygay went through my body and soul. It started by passing through my digestive system and then it hit my neurons hard, transporting me […]
Chillida Leku with Luis Chillida and vertical tasting of 10 vintages in magnum format of Abadia Retuerta‘s white ‘Le Domaine Blanco’. A Taste of Chillida There are conversations that inspire you, that make an impression […]
Last summer it was time for me to visit the Grisons, yes! It is close by and its wines have impressed me for a long time. The region of the Grisons (or Graubünden) is the Swiss […]
Did you know that PX means Pedro Ximenez? And it’s the name of a Spanish white grape variety that is normally grown in Spain and, above all, in the Montilla-Moriles appellation, in the south of Cordoba, […]
I’m a big fan of Bukowski ! I know he’s not the cup of tea of a lot of people, and that makes him even more interesting for me, he’s definitely “my glass of wine” […]
In Madrid at the 1991 Gourmet Fair at sunset on the first day, the show was about to close and in front of our stand, Carlos. It was our first fair and I did not hesitate, […]
A vertical wine tasting can be an invitation to tell jokes, such as : taste all the wines without spitting them out until you are horizontal ! But for most wine-nerds a vertical tasting means tasting […]
The Soul of Wine One night the wine was singing in the bottles: “Mankind, dear waif, I send to you, in spite Of prisoning glass and rosy wax that throttles, A song that’s full of […]
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