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Penelope Gadd-Coster, the Must — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:42:31 -0000

I had to chuckle along with el jefe as another New Spain, er, um, Californian. This will be a tough decision since there are Rhone, Bordeaux, Spanish, Italian, Portugal grape varietals all around and in close proximity- though I suppose the area I am in is best known for, you guessed it, Pinot noir! I will be in San Francisco at a seminar, but maybe there will be great find there!

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Penelope Gadd-Coster — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:42:31 -0000

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ryanopaz — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:46:42 -0000

Well it sounds like we should join in then. Unfortunatly I will be out of town, but hopefully Gabriella can post something interesting on Parellada or Xarel.lo...Maybe Granacha? We'll see what happens, and maybe we'll try to do it in Spanish as well, as we begin to move towards a new project..secrets, secrets...

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Ryan — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:46:42 -0000

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Joan Gomez Pallares — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:58:57 -0000

He, I want to say ME, so Joan Gomez Pallares, traveling thorough Europe right now and reading your notice about my idea too much late, wants to say something about this "Day of the Wineblogger in Spain and America":
1.Thanks a lot, Gabriella and Ryan, for offering the notice in your web page!
2. It is an initial crutial difference between the WBW and this virtual tasting day: the language. My first idea was to offer the platform for people wrintin about wines in the blogosphere in Spanish, as well as people writing in English has the WBW, or people writing in French has Les Vendredis du Vin, and some very similar ideas in Italy and Portugal too.
3. But, because I have been invited to the italian, french and portugueses initiatives, even writing in Spanish, I decided to invite too other languages, with the "condition" of writing about a monovarietal wine made with caracteristic grapes of the writer's "habitat", and with a prize undre the 15 euros.
4. Date of publication: 1st June.
Thta's all, friends from Catavino: I don't want, I don't need to be original nor different from the other good initiatives (WBW and so...) all around the world. I only wish to have another tasting day, mostly of them written in Spanish.
All the best, and cheers!

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Joan Gomez Pallares — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:58:57 -0000

He, I want to say ME, so Joan Gomez Pallares, traveling thorough Europe right now and reading your notice about my idea too much late, wants to say something about this "Day of the Wineblogger in Spain and America":

1.Thanks a lot, Gabriella and Ryan, for offering the notice in your web page!

2. It is an initial crutial difference between the WBW and this virtual tasting day: the language. My first idea was to offer the platform for people wrintin about wines in the blogosphere in Spanish, as well as people writing in English has the WBW, or people writing in French has Les Vendredis du Vin, and some very similar ideas in Italy and Portugal too.

3. But, because I have been invited to the italian, french and portugueses initiatives, even writing in Spanish, I decided to invite too other languages, with the "condition" of writing about a monovarietal wine made with caracteristic grapes of the writer's "habitat", and with a prize undre the 15 euros.

4. Date of publication: 1st June.

Thta's all, friends from Catavino: I don't want, I don't need to be original nor different from the other good initiatives (WBW and so...) all around the world. I only wish to have another tasting day, mostly of them written in Spanish.

All the best, and cheers!

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el jefe — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:15:37 -0000

"...if you live in California, you may want to write about Pinot Noir..." - that's kinda funny :)

Seriously - if Catalunya is writing about Priorat, then New Spain, er, California can break it down a little too. The interesting challenge might be to taste and share a wine that was the one made closest to where you live, as the proverbial crow flies.

But no matter what - I intend to be consuming something especially good on June 1, because my son graduates high school that day!

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ryanopaz — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:54:36 -0000

I agree andrew, I know he is hoping that this will have a more international flair, but I can barely keep up with the other events out there. Like your combinations and have wanted to participate for awhile now. Once gabriella is home full time I think we might have more of a chance of doing it!

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el jefe — Mon, 28 May 2007 01:15:37 -0000

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Ryan — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:54:36 -0000

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Andrew — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:23:25 -0000

My take? We don't need another WBW. We can always do with other wine blog events, (I have fun with my 'Combinations' but it hasnt caught on in general) but a carbon copy of WBW is not the way to go.

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Andrew — Sun, 27 May 2007 20:23:25 -0000

My take? We don't need another WBW. We can always do with other wine blog events, (I have fun with my 'Combinations' but it hasnt caught on in general) but a carbon copy of WBW is not the way to go.

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Gabriella Opaz — Sat, 26 May 2007 15:03:36 -0000

Andrew,
I honestly don't know if there is much of a difference. My sense is that he is doing his best to try and turn what WBW is into an international event where anyone can host in any language they choose. There is a part of me that likes the idea, there is another part of me that sees it as a difficult thing to pull off. What's your take on it?

Bill,
I think what he means by "characteristic" of your region is that you drink something that your area is known for, i.e. California wines, Oregon or Washington wines for example. However, I would challenge you to see if you can find something grown in MN. Maybe there is absolutely nothing you like, but how great would it be to find a decent red monovarietal wine from MN that's worthy of writing about it. Ryan suggests a good seyeal blanc that you can find through Alexis Bailly. Otherwise, why not find a nice raspberry wine?

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Gabriella Opaz — Sat, 26 May 2007 13:03:36 -0000

Andrew,

I honestly don't know if there is much of a difference. My sense is that he is doing his best to try and turn what WBW is into an international event where anyone can host in any language they choose. There is a part of me that likes the idea, there is another part of me that sees it as a difficult thing to pull off. What's your take on it?

Bill,

I think what he means by "characteristic" of your region is that you drink something that your area is known for, i.e. California wines, Oregon or Washington wines for example. However, I would challenge you to see if you can find something grown in MN. Maybe there is absolutely nothing you like, but how great would it be to find a decent red monovarietal wine from MN that's worthy of writing about it. Ryan suggests a good seyeal blanc that you can find through Alexis Bailly. Otherwise, why not find a nice raspberry wine?

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bbennett — Sat, 26 May 2007 11:58:30 -0000

What about Minnesota? You're not going to make me drink Frontenac are you? Maybe Bailly makes a dessert wine that is palatable. I'll have to check. If not, my suggestion is to drink a wine you want to share with the world.

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bbennett — Sat, 26 May 2007 09:58:30 -0000

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Andrew — Fri, 25 May 2007 19:38:30 -0000

Sorry, but how does this International tasting differ from Wine Blogging Wednesday? And what about those in countries that don't have a wine making culture?

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Andrew — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:38:30 -0000

Sorry, but how does this International tasting differ from Wine Blogging Wednesday? And what about those in countries that don't have a wine making culture?