The 2009 Harvest in Portugal got off to a surprise jumpstart in early August, two weeks earlier than usual, and catching most winegrowers with their picking shears down. Beach holidays had to be terminated early, as grape pickers and winemakers rushed back to the hot Alentejo to start Vindima.
August 11th was a record-breaking start of [...]
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During my recent trip to the USA to attend the Wine Bloggers Conference 2009 in Santa Rosa (see my last post about the conference here), I had the chance to visit 2 of our American wine distributors, 1 in San Francisco, and the other in Newark, New Jersey.
Luis and Melanie Mayo, the owners of Vinos [...]
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Living 9000 km from my octogenarian parents and other family, I jump at any chance to visit them – such opportunities are rare indeed!
And what a fun excuse for a trip! – I was to participate in the 2nd Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC09), amazingly enough to be held in my father’s own backyard – Santa [...]
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