By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://bodegascastromartin.com/blog/
I apologise for the delay in this last post of the 2011 harvest, but I do have a good excuse…. I was not here! The last day of picking was conducted without me as I flew off for an important Trans-Atlantic appointment – more of that tomorrow.
In the meantime my …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://bodegascastromartin.com/blog/
We continue our highlights on the harvest at Bodegas Castro Martin in Spain’s Albarino country. Below is Day 4, 6 and 7 from owner Andrew McCarthy’s harvest updates.
My Very Own Harvest Supporter – Day 4
I seem to spend my time moaning about inaccurate weather forecasts, and day 4 of …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://bodegascastromartin.com/blog/
With the 2011 harvest in Galicia starting earlier than ever, we take a look at the harvest highlights from the last few weeks at Bodegas Castro Martin in Spain’s Albarino country. Below is Day 1 and 2, in a series of 3 posts, as owner Andrew McCarthy blogged his way through the 2011 harvest.
Vintage of the …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://bodegascastromartin.com/blog/
As we arrive closer to harvest time with every day that passes, so we spend our days collecting and analysing grape samples. Of course the objective of this exercise is quite simple – to decide the optimum time to start picking.
On face value this might appear to be a very simple, straightforward task, but the reality …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://bodegascastromartin.com/blog/
Only a day or so ago our local denomination office announced that the official yield for the 2011 vintage will be increased from 12,000 kilos per hectare to 13,900 kilos – an increment of some 15.8%.
I am happy to tell you that our own yields fall far below this, for one simple reason.
I was always taught that the …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://castromartin.blogspot.com/
So far, the month of July has been cool and cloudy. Lots of overcast days, odd spots of sunshine, but also quite a lot of mist and drizzle – just in time for the Galician tourist season that starts to gather momentum at the beginning of the month. The significant point is that, despite …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://castromartin.blogspot.com/
There has been a lot of press recently about the price of wine and the ability of consumers to distinguish between good wine and cheap ‘plonk’. As a wine professional I do hope that my own palate allows …
By Rob Pickard
The Rueda is a region famous for its white wines; with huge success both in the Spanish domestic market, where Rueda Verdejo has moved above Albarino in sales of white wine, and international markets where Verdejo offers consumers a light, fresh, fruity style at affordable prices. Historically grape production in the region has been focused around Verdejo, with Vuira, Palamino and Sauvignon Blanc production …
By Andrew McCarthy, Bodegas Castro Martin, http://castromartin.blogspot.com/
We last heard from Andrew back in June when he reported that proto-grapes had started to appear on the Albarino vines. Here’s the lastest update from Galicia:
I imagine that today’s blog title might have grabbed your attention! Harvest? In July? What on earth is he talking about? Green harvest?
OK, so I confess, I don’t actually mean …
By CastroMartin, http://castromartin.blogspot.com/
Albariño - gives you wings!
The other day we made an experimental bottling, for the first time using a new, slightly lighter bottle. Believe it or not, this was as the result of a number of requests from customers wanting to reduce their carbon footprint. Of course the idea is that (depending on the configuration) a …
