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• news2026-10-27

  A deeper look at underwater wine aging

  The waters, were calm. Just a few hours earlier they’d been a roiling mass of nature at its most violent; a cold boil of northern stormfront that had nearly derailed the boat tour planned for the morning. The boat in question wasn’t large and was made a good deal smaller once a dozen people boarded it, but it cut a calm path out from the harbor of O Grove, a coastal town near Pontevedra, Galicia. Narrating the adventure as we went out was, Laura Vázquez, the wife of Robustiano Fariña, […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

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• news2026-10-20

  About the advertorial

  "Ni carn ni peix." This phrase in Catalan is one that any regular reader knows I keep coming back to as I simply love it. "Neither meat nor fish" is the literal translation, but the implied meaning is that something (or even someone) is simply undefined and unable to be classified and it applies no better than to the 'advertorial.' These arrive to us under a variety of names whether it be: "sponsored content", "promotional feature", "advertising supplement", or many, many others. The concept is the same in that they're paid advertising dressed up to look like regular editorial in a publication. Thus while 100% advertising, they're also 'content' and in turn, ni carn ni peix. The Merriam-Webster dictionary states that the first known use was in 1917, so they've been around longer than any of us have been alive. All my life it's certainly felt this way and to…

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• news2026-10-13

  Telling a mountain to move

  The Montsant Massif is a striking mountain range full of grey cliffs and sits at the northern point of Priorat Country in Catalunya, Spain. Meaning, “the holy mountain”, it’s inspirational in sheer, natural awe and it makes for no surprise as to why the Denomination of Origin Montsant made use of its name when created in 2001. Despite this well-crafted name and image which has brought local recognition, I personally haven’t heard anyone say, “Make mine a Montsant” when ordering a wine in London or San Francisco though. I mention […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

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