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I have moved my account to @eurosky.social an this means my user data is hosted no longer in the US but in the EU. Everything else continues as per usual, which is the beauty of it.

Of Ukraine, wines & war As the Russian war in Ukraine enters its fifth year of the current stage today (don't ever forget that it's been active since 2014), there are going to be the annual parade of articles talking about t...

A different vantage on this unfortunate anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine.
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Next step will be the Sommelier robot dog.

Giving vintage an archaeological meaning.

As anything EU not sure if this will benefit small wine producers but here it is.

I hear we can now upload GIF's on Bluesky the proper way!
#WineGIF

Can We Save Wine from Wildfires? The industry has lost billions of dollars, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution.

The wine industry has lost billions of dollars due to wildfires, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/MCnGbI

Despite not being related to wine, this seemed to be a befitting post to include in the timeline.

When you despise everything that comes from the west and then copy everything the west does.

In Catalonia the area of ​​organic vineyards has tripled in the last ten years in a more targeted response to what wine drinkers want, while in France vignerons are complaining that they are on their last leg.
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People surrounding a wine cart to refill their glasses.

a wine vendor surrounded by wine bottles and holding up a glass

A set of red, rose and white wine bottles with new wine.

A wine seller filling up a glass held out to him with red wine.

Fabulous day at the #Embutada in Tarragona, a yearly event set to celebrate the arrival of new wine. Some very promising stuff like Ancestral made from Malvasia de Sitges, orange wine made from Pedro Ximénez, some great Pinot and all the other classical Macabeu, crispy Xarel·los, and Garnatxas.

Joan Ferré from Celler Frisach sinking his nose into a wine glass, sampling the aromas of Sang de Corb.

Image of a bottle of wine of Sang de Corb surrounded by wine corks.

A bottle from Les Aguilles standing in betwen other wine bottles and glasses.

The musica group of Terrae performing during the third night of L'Embutada.

#Embutada last Thursday, tasting the wines of Celler Frisach and Celler Gemma Miró from the Terra Alta. Les Aguilles, served cold and made from organic Garnatxa with minimal intervention, stood out for is intriguing lightness and a fresh acidity that lifted the spirit. This with the music of Terrae.

Image of the posted of the Embutada. A wine tasting event that will take place from the 4th to the 8th of November with the main event held on Saturday the 8th.

📣 For all organic and natural wine geeks: If you happen to be in Tarragona tomorrow head straight to Plaça del Rei where from 12.00 onwards 25 vine makers will be showing off their new wine as part of the #Embutada 2025. 🍷🍇🍾🍇

Detail of a bottle of rose Pet-Nat wine made from Trepat & Garnatxa grape

Hand holding a glass which is being filled with a Brisat 2024 orange wine

Holding up a bottle of Sotaterra with the Oníric label showing a man with a bird box on his head riding an ostrich with its head dissapearing below the label.

A bottle of wine with an orange label showing a flamingo with its head in a cloud.

Last Wednesday we tasted three wines from Maria Barrena and Josep Tort of Celler Celler Entre Vinyes. Oníric Sotaterra, made of Macabeu, macerated 3 months in clay pots buried in the vineyard, filled the palate with its earthy and smokey tertiary notes and was the joy or the night. #Embutada

Yes but with the amount of rubbish currently left uncollected on the streets the lingering aftertaste just wouldn't be the same!

Open white wine bottles of ancestral, made with local Parellada and Macabeo grape variety, with the wine undergoing a single fermentation in the bottle. Very balanced that left a subtle note of raisin on the palate.

Two bottles of light red wine made from the Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo) grape variety.

Pouring a deep red wine made of the Syrah grape variety into a glass.

Pouring a deep red wine made of the Syrah grape variety into a glass.

First evening of L'Embutada in Tarragona where we tasted the understated wines of David Baxias, a local winemaker and pioneer of biodynamic agriculture. The Syrah was unforgettably sumptuous and, on a synesthetic level, akin to a walk through a forest on a warm summer night under a full moon. 🍷🍷🍷

Never leave home without carrying several bottles of wine.

Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? | Hannah Crosbie on drinks It’s all looking peachy for this crossbreed rosé and orange wine at the moment. But how long will the party last?

Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? | Hannah Crosbie on drinks

Two bottles on wines with a label which looks like a B monster movie from the 50's, packaged in a bottle of beer.

Holding one bottle of rose wine with a striking label.

Holding one bottle of win with a label which looks like a B monster movie from the 50's, packaged in a bottle of beer, against a trailer set in an open field on which an artist is playing the guitar.

Min intervention wines with 10% ABV, striking labeling + packaging. A crisp and clean Parellada presented in a beer bottle + one anarchic Macabeo & Trepat blend that felt like falling into a volcanic crater filled with candies. Rene Barbier Jr. is having a midlife crisis and has come up with this.

This phase of US history will be permanently remembered as the deranged period. Hope EU wine exporters will fill the gap 🍷🍷🍷

US trade court says Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal Panel of judges finds president did not have authority to introduce levies using the legislation he cited

You got to love the small wine importer from Oregon (VOS Selections) who managed to stand up to Trump’s “liberation day” tariff scheme, which has now been declared illegal by a US Court.

Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’ Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time

Despite water levels returning close to 80%, the future for winemakers in Catalonia looks uncertain. Agriculture (more intensive by the year thanks to food speculation) is increasingly dependent on irrigation, which adds to the scarcity problem. More irrigation is definitely not the solution.

Big fan of the whole Black Mirror anthology. First episode felt especially real since it's very plausible that "regenerative" brain implants will become the next big thing.

Close encounter with a bottle of Godello produced from Vinos al Margen from the Zamora region. Made with minimal intervention from old vines at 900 metres altitude, it became extremely addictive and complex after we left the bottle open for 20min.
#NaturalWines

Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.

Deserves an epic crash, followed by impeachment, followed never be seen or heard again.

Trumpagne

Not just Canada.

Often overlooked but we have a wine feed too with some of the best!

Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.