http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/ Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-3415 Blame it on Rioja » Blog Archive » Letter from Haro 9: Pagos del Camino and Yet Another Intersection of Old and New Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:15:32 +0000 http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/#comment-3415 [...] Even if I could afford to, I am not sure I would want to drink this wine every day. It’s a bruiser, high in alcohol, atypically Riojano. (It’s also made in limited quantities, 3,000 bottles a year). But I am somewhat obsessed with it nevertheless, for its story, origins, and odd ball status: century-old vines along a medieval pilgrimage route in Rioja Alta employed in the service of a highly extracted wine aged in French oak, using a single grape variety rarely bottled on its own and more often associated with Rioja Baja. (It’s also interesting to note its first vintage was released while Miguel Angel de Gregorio was winemaker here, before he went on to found Allende). [...] [...] Even if I could afford to, I am not sure I would want to drink this wine every day. It’s a bruiser, high in alcohol, atypically Riojano. (It’s also made in limited quantities, 3,000 bottles a year). But I am somewhat obsessed with it nevertheless, for its story, origins, and odd ball status: century-old vines along a medieval pilgrimage route in Rioja Alta employed in the service of a highly extracted wine aged in French oak, using a single grape variety rarely bottled on its own and more often associated with Rioja Baja. (It’s also interesting to note its first vintage was released while Miguel Angel de Gregorio was winemaker here, before he went on to found Allende). [...]

]]> http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-3259 Blame it on Rioja » Blog Archive » Letter from Haro 7: Of Legacies and Logistics Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:12:29 +0000 http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/#comment-3259 [...] Our post-interview tasting with Miguel Angel de Gregorio of Finca Allende in Briones was all too truncated. “It’s a shame you can’t stay,” De Gregorio told us as we said our goodbyes in the tower after having only tasted the Allende Blanco, “Because the wines will only keep getting better.” I believe him. [...] [...] Our post-interview tasting with Miguel Angel de Gregorio of Finca Allende in Briones was all too truncated. “It’s a shame you can’t stay,” De Gregorio told us as we said our goodbyes in the tower after having only tasted the Allende Blanco, “Because the wines will only keep getting better.” I believe him. [...]

]]> http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 Alvin D Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:44:51 +0000 http://www.blameitonrioja.com/2007/09/21/letter-from-haro-6-under-the-calvary-cross/#comment-3063 Great articles Adrian!! Will you be writtng more about the whole trip in general in this blog or are you saving that for your book? Great articles Adrian!! Will you be writtng more about the whole trip in general in this blog or are you saving that for your book?

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