Christina PickardNov 20, 20126 minThe Oak Debate: Rioja’s great divideThis piece first appeared as a post on Harpers Wine and Spirit website: View of La Rioja from the Sierra de Cantabria mountains “My...
Christina PickardJan 20, 20124 minLaureano & The Tale of Vegetal WaterA guest post by Whitney Adams Whitney is the gal behind the excellent blog, Brunellos Have More Fun. She is a sommelier in Los Angeles...
Christina PickardJan 6, 20123 minEspaña el Especial (Part 2: Boar Sausages and Kittens at Els Jelepins)Meet Glòria Garriga. Agricultural engineer. Single mother. And winemaker extraordinaire. How she manages everything is anyone’s guess,...
Christina PickardNov 8, 20114 minEspaña el Especial (Part 1: Priorat)Ah Spain. How do I being to summarise my travels in a country that has more of its land covered in vines than anywhere in the world? A...