Croatia's Far East + Sherry #1
Year 13, No. 09
Greetings during this, the middest of July moments.
Since moving the newsletter and Cul de Cuvée over to Substack, I’ve been very happy but, as something of a side effect, have been more engaged in the community that’s built up around the platform.
I don’t know if you’re aware of the Notes section but, in light of The Zuck’s ‘Threads’ launching (which is really annoying currently), it’s important to note that Substack added this tweet-like feature a while back and it’s a far, far more sane place to be, a bit like when it was just engaged nerds on Twitter back in the mid to late aughts of this century.
But, suffice to say, a common theme on Notes by a lot of Substackers is, “Why are my reads down?!” to which everyone keeps say, “Because it’s summer!”
Given that, it seems like a good time to release the latest report on Slavonija, Croatia where their star variety is Graševina, a white grape that produces very fresh and lively wines. I learned a lot on that trip including how Graševina can actually be a lot more complex with time.
Otherwise, we’re slowly winding down for the summer here, but there’s one last report to come before that which you’ll all want to keep an eye out for!
Drink well, be well.
-Miquel
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