Tempranillo Blanco, Faugères, Xarel·lo, and yes, Ukrainian winemaking in war

Year 12, No. 03

Greetings,

A brutal war in Europe and a global pandemic are still happening? Nah... or at least that's what you'd think if you'd just attended Bordeaux's En Primeur where it was pretty much business as usual despite a wonky 2021 vintage (more on this soon).

Even in a out-of-the-way place like Priorat, you'd never suspect anything was amiss given the massive turnout at the now-returned Fira del Vi.

Lot's of great new content on the site, especially about Ukraine, including a feature piece by Evgenia Nikolaichuk about winemaking in war (*). I also interviewed Anna Zahorodnya who co-owns a winery in Penedès, Catalunya, as well as an interview with Goodwine (*) in Ukraine who were one of the key importers before the war. And then there's an update on the Wines for Ukraine (*) charity auction which was a complete success.

Back in Catalunya, I catch up with Enric Soler and his stunning Xarel·lo wines, tell the full story of the Cartoixa 1974, as well as that of the relatively unknown Fra Fulcó.

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