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Katarina Maloney Katarina has been traveling the world making wine and cheese. Follow her adventures at
MakeWineAndCheeseWithMe.com.
Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez
When I realized that I would be bumming around Spain for a bit, the winemaker I was immediately referred to was Telmo Rodriguez. Besides being one of Spain’s biggest winemakers, Telmo is known for supporting the Return to Terroir movement. He creates authentic Spanish wines at a reasonable price point, in opposition to the popular [...]
Continue reading...Ossian Winery – Spain
December 3, 2009
I was only in Spain for a week and I wanted to take things easy for my last days in Europe. While I was planning on passing the time by checking out the Spanish queso scene and filling up on tapas, my host Amy suggested that I check out a nearby winery named Ossian. They [...]
Continue reading...Domaine de Barbazan
November 29, 2009
Everyone is familiar with the great wine regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne. But when I had the chance to work with a producer in the small Madiran wine region in the south west of France, I jumped at the opportunity. It’s gorgeous, and the quiet countryside is overlooked by the huge and majestic Pyrenees [...]
Continue reading...Saverio Petrilli of Tenuta di Valgiano
October 21, 2009
Working the last two months at Tenuta di Valgiano in Lucca, Italy has been the turning point in my life. My discussions on biodynamics with Saverio Petrilli, the winemaker, have been so powerful I could only compare it to a religious experience. Saverio is well respected within the Italian and biodynamic winemaking community, and he [...]
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December 24, 2009
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