Archive for October, 2009

October 31st, 2009

European Wine Bloggers Conference Day #2 - Full on tasting

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Part I

Following on a lively presentation by Ryan Opal of Catavino, we begin the evening with a tasting of sweet wines from Jerez de la Frontera and listen to a brief talk about the wine fair Vinoble 2010 to take place in Jerez in an Arabic castle […]

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October 30th, 2009

Portuguese wines discovered

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Yesterday evening I had a lovely and lively meal thanks to the organization of the European Wine Bloggers Conference and Gemelli restaurant in Lisbon. And especially thanks to hosts Ryan and Gabriella Opaz, of Catavino. The prix fix tasting menu was paired with a wide assortment of Portuguese wines, all of them unknown to me […]

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