Archive for March, 2008

Magic at the limits of viticluture: Rioja CIA DVD Update

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

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Miguel Angel de Gregorio standing in his El Calvario vineyard near the town of Briones, Spain, September 11, 2007. Briones visible in the background. Photo: John Barkley.

My respect for film and video directors, scriptwriters, producers, etc., jumped a hundred-fold this winter as found myself neck deep in the tedious, time-consuming but ultimately extraordinarily gratifying work of piecing together the two-hour educational documentary tentatively titled, “Magic at the Limits of Viticulture,” a collaboration between D.O.Ca. Rioja and the Culinary Institute of America Greystone scheduled for a DVD release later this year.

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BIOR nominated for an American Wine Blog Award

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Ham, Wine, and Cheese: Spain’s Holy Trinity

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The Long Road to Master Sommelier

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

A Grape is a Grape (is an Adjective?): “Variety” versus “Varietal”

Monday, March 3rd, 2008