Tales of TCA + Glorious Godello
Year 13, No. 11
In terms of global conspiracies, the one that few if any talk about is how the calendar that we all know and love… only has 11 months.
When creating it, Those Who Know discovered that there was this unfortunate void between July and September and decided to invent ‘August’ to fill up this otherwise useless space and so, here we are, in the dead middle of the void.
Given the general nothingness we find ourselves in, it’s a perfect moment to chill and read the latest essay from today, About that Cork Taint (*) as, despite some people noting it diminishing, I’ve seen the opposite.
For those who are paid subscribers, you can enjoy a look at eight Godello wines from the Bierzo region which sits at the doorstep of Galicia. While it’s gotten more fame for its Mencía wines as of late, these whites are very much worth your while as well.
As something of a housekeeping note, since November, 2022, I’ve long-wondered what will happen to ‘Wine Twitter’ (*) and have in fact massively reduced my use of the platform, Like many, the time has come to fully move on from Twitter (*) as with fewer good accounts posting, what lay lurking in the depths has risen to the surface more and more. While I’ve been enjoying Twitter (sorry, ‘X’) less and less, I’ve been enjoying interacting with people via this newsletter more and more as well as a relatively ancient form of communication called, ‘face-to-face’.
As we’re in the bowels of August, articles will slow down for a few days. This doesn’t however mean I’m taking time off (okay maybe a little) as I’m working with my developer to expand a number of functions on the site and prepare the Rioja Report for release in early September. I’m also continuing to enter the backlog of tasting notes and scores which seems to never end and totals over 7,200 available on the site currently.
Again, all of this is available for paid subscribers.
Drink well, be well.
-Miquel
(*) Free to read