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Top 10 Tips for Dining Out in Portugal
Dining out is by far one of my favorite things to do in my free time, as you can eat and drink quite well in Portugal at a very reasonable price! There are multitudes of local restaurants to choose from, even in the tiniest villages; and it doesn’...
The Menu of the Day: Spain’s Best Culinary Value for Your Euro
Last week, we visited the small town of Poboleda in the heart of DOC Priorat, located just south of Barcelona. After a death defying jeep ride along the beautiful terraced vineyards of Mas Doix – Dramamine anyone? – we huddled together in...
Catavino’s Travel Woes: How We Got Screwed by Delta
In the course of our lives, we have all experienced difficulties with air travel. Whether it’s a canceled flight, excessive turbulence, poor airline food or rocket high prices when checking in your luggage, we’ve all been there. What does...
Final Thoughts Regarding Wine Future 2009
As you all know, Ryan and I went to Wine Future with a team of 4 additional people: Michael Oudyn, Raymond Magourty, Eduardo Benito and Juan Manuel Gonzalvo. Robert McIntosh was also a key player on our team, adding an immense amount to the Live Blo...
Wine Future Conference: Brief Overview of Day 2 – La Rioja, Spain
Editors note: Wine Future – This is the fifth post from Wine Future LIVE www.catavino.net/wine-future-live – read Day 1 morning and Day 1 afternoon, Parker Tasting and Ryan’s Speech on the Future of Social Media and Wine. We’...
The Grand Garnacha Tasting of Robert Parker – Wine Future Conference
It was a little tricky to get in. This was the showcase event. The world’s most famous wine writer, and arguably, the single most important individual in the global fine wine trade had come to Rioja for the first time in almost 30 years. Robert...

