Truffles, Chardonnay, & very different world

Year 12, No. 01

Greetings,

What a difference a month makes...

For those not in Europe, the refugee crisis from Russia's illegal attack on Ukraine is very real. In Catalunya, we already had a large Ukrainian population before the war which is growing as everyone does what they can to take in and support those fleeing these horrific crimes against humanity.

The Ukrainian courage is stunning but there is more we can all do to effect change (*) in the long term. I'll be talking more about some short-term initiatives in the near future as I can't stop thinking about the horrors people are experiencing when I'm doing even the most mundane parts of my everyday life.

In far less depressing news and from what seems like another lifetime ago, I've released the Petaluma Gap report from my visit to California in December. Also from California, I review the current releases from the low-intervention producer, Broc Cellars in Berkeley.

We had our first truffle-hunting dog competition here in Priorat which was enjoyed b…