The Holy Trinity

While on a trip to Porto and the Douro recently, a colleague and I started talking about “field blends” and I admitted that I find the mystique given to them to be a bit, how shall we say… ‘bullshit’. It’s often part of the branding at many wineries that, if they have an old vineyard, they’ll upsell the aspect that they pick all the grapes together and ferment the one as one, singular, beautiful wine. The idea being that over time, the vineyard has been planted with a vast array […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

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Corpinnat nears two dozen with Mas Vilella

Corpinnat has just announced (*) their 23rd addition in the form of Mas Vilella, bringing the total number of wineries in the association to just shy of two dozen. While the biggest news for Corpinnat this year was the move of Juvé & Camps from DO Cava to the association, the addition of Mas Vilella is quite important as well. It forms part of a new front in the group wherein there are members that aren't coming from other, established DOs, but instead starting new projects that opt to produce under Corpinnat from very the start, emphasizing the strength in the core values of the association. Mas Vilella started still wine production in 2015 when Albert Jané, after finding a good deal of success in his DO Montsant and DOQ Priorat wineries of Acústic and Ritme, decided to go back and build upon his roots. While Mas Vilella is a…

The un-Cava, Cava

As shown in the report on the Corpinnat sparkling wines, there’s no debate as to the solid momentum behind this association. What started as a group of six ‘rogue’ high-quality sparkling winemakers abandoning the Denomination of Origin Cava has turned into a serious bubbly force to be reckoned with. I feel like the larger question being asked now isn’t, “Why would someone leave DO Cava?” and much more, “Why wouldn’t someone join Corpinnat?” While it may seem a rather obvious direction to take, there are vast and varied barriers to […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

A wine of straw

In the world of fashion, there’s the premise that all styles come back around, something like every 20 years. This happens to be extremely good news as the skinny jean fad was killing me and I’ve been waiting to buy new “baggy” jeans for what seems like time inmemorable. I have the distinct impression the world of fashion doesn’t apply when it comes to wines and more specifically when talking about sweet, dessert wines. The zenith would probably be during the Goût Russe Champagne period which saw this treacly sparkling […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

The Holy Trinity

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Corpinnat nears two dozen with Mas Vilella

The un-Cava, Cava

A wine of straw