As for the 2007 Harvest, I have now spoken to several wine producers in Ribera Del Deuro, Rioja and a Txacoli producer. All have basically stated production will be reduced this year by around 20%. The recent wines have not been kind to them and the summer was not the best. They ahve begun their harvest but are holding off on some of it due to the rains. They are still indecisive how everything will turn out, though they seem quite convinced production will be lower.
RichardA
· 2 years ago
As for the 2007 Harvest, I have now spoken to several wine producers in Ribera Del Deuro, Rioja and a Txacoli producer. All have basically stated production will be reduced this year by around 20%. The recent wines have not been kind to them and the summer was not the best. They ahve begun their harvest but are holding off on some of it due to the rains. They are still indecisive how everything will turn out, though they seem quite convinced production will be lower.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Steve
· 2 years ago
I read about Jose Penin for the first time in a Jancis Robinson note on her site in the past week. Why is he "infamous"? Is the 2008 Guide available in English in the U.S. (Amazon only has 2007)? The link in you post to the Penin Guide is not working.
Steve
· 2 years ago
I read about Jose Penin for the first time in a Jancis Robinson note on her site in the past week. Why is he "infamous"? Is the 2008 Guide available in English in the U.S. (Amazon only has 2007)? The link in you post to the Penin Guide is not working.
RichardA
· 2 years ago
I bought a copy of the Penin 2007 several months ago when it first came out in the US. I don't think the 2008 guide is yet available in the US.
RichardA
· 2 years ago
I bought a copy of the Penin 2007 several months ago when it first came out in the US. I don't think the 2008 guide is yet available in the US.
Gabriella
· 2 years ago
Jill,
Thanks for the FYI on the worldwine site. This isn't the first time they've stolen content, nor do I think it will be the last. We'll get on them again though.
Steve,
Penin is enormously popular here in Spain primarily because he is not only well respected for his wine critiques, but also because his guide is incredibly thorough, well laid out and a great resource for writers like us. Richard is absolutely correct in that the 2008 guide is not available in the US as of yet, but should be out early next year. As far as the link, unfortunately, it's a no go. Penin's website is called "Grupo Penin", and as far as I can tell, it doesn't appear to be working.
Gabriella
· 2 years ago
Jill,
Thanks for the FYI on the worldwine site. This isn't the first time they've stolen content, nor do I think it will be the last. We'll get on them again though.
Steve,
Penin is enormously popular here in Spain primarily because he is not only well respected for his wine critiques, but also because his guide is incredibly thorough, well laid out and a great resource for writers like us. Richard is absolutely correct in that the 2008 guide is not available in the US as of yet, but should be out early next year. As far as the link, unfortunately, it's a no go. Penin's website is called "Grupo Penin", and as far as I can tell, it doesn't appear to be working.
RichardA
· 2 years ago
I talk to a couple winemakers in Penedes yesterday and they both felt this would be a very good harvest for them, and that they would not lose any production.
David J Rodriguez
· 2 years ago
It seems the moderating Mediterranean influence has been generally positive for the South of France & most of the Italian peninsula ('mainland'?), with the exception of the Northeast-- read Veneto &/or Fruili had big haisltorms that wiped a lot of productiion out-- also dumping loads of rain on Sicily, but not on Sardinia!
Gabriella/Ryan, would love to hear more on what the latter season has wrought for the Levante-- from Tarragona south to our shared favorite up'n'coming Alicante & Murcia...
(meanwhile, desperately seeking non-Douro Portugues here in Puerto Rico so I may join the WBW crowd & be a more wine-consequent blogger-- thought I'd be busy flying to Argentina by now but...had to delay departure for a couple weeks...)
David J Rodriguez
· 2 years ago
It seems the moderating Mediterranean influence has been generally positive for the South of France & most of the Italian peninsula ('mainland'?), with the exception of the Northeast-- read Veneto &/or Fruili had big haisltorms that wiped a lot of productiion out-- also dumping loads of rain on Sicily, but not on Sardinia! Gabriella/Ryan, would love to hear more on what the latter season has wrought for the Levante-- from Tarragona south to our shared favorite up'n'coming Alicante & Murcia... (meanwhile, desperately seeking non-Douro Portugues here in Puerto Rico so I may join the WBW crowd & be a more wine-consequent blogger-- thought I'd be busy flying to Argentina by now but...had to delay departure for a couple weeks...)
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Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Happy that the WS is finally giving Spain its due. I think they were unjustly giving the wines a hard time when Parker started going crazy for it. Now they've come to their senses.
Thanks for the FYI on the worldwine site. This isn't the first time they've stolen content, nor do I think it will be the last. We'll get on them again though.
Steve,
Penin is enormously popular here in Spain primarily because he is not only well respected for his wine critiques, but also because his guide is incredibly thorough, well laid out and a great resource for writers like us. Richard is absolutely correct in that the 2008 guide is not available in the US as of yet, but should be out early next year. As far as the link, unfortunately, it's a no go. Penin's website is called "Grupo Penin", and as far as I can tell, it doesn't appear to be working.
Thanks for the FYI on the worldwine site. This isn't the first time they've stolen content, nor do I think it will be the last. We'll get on them again though.
Steve,
Penin is enormously popular here in Spain primarily because he is not only well respected for his wine critiques, but also because his guide is incredibly thorough, well laid out and a great resource for writers like us. Richard is absolutely correct in that the 2008 guide is not available in the US as of yet, but should be out early next year. As far as the link, unfortunately, it's a no go. Penin's website is called "Grupo Penin", and as far as I can tell, it doesn't appear to be working.
Gabriella/Ryan, would love to hear more on what the latter season has wrought for the Levante-- from Tarragona south to our shared favorite up'n'coming Alicante & Murcia...
(meanwhile, desperately seeking non-Douro Portugues here in Puerto Rico so I may join the WBW crowd & be a more wine-consequent blogger-- thought I'd be busy flying to Argentina by now but...had to delay departure for a couple weeks...)
Gabriella/Ryan, would love to hear more on what the latter season has wrought for the Levante-- from Tarragona south to our shared favorite up'n'coming Alicante & Murcia...
(meanwhile, desperately seeking non-Douro Portugues here in Puerto Rico so I may join the WBW crowd & be a more wine-consequent blogger-- thought I'd be busy flying to Argentina by now but...had to delay departure for a couple weeks...)