William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

Tri-lingual signage at Bodegas Torres , Català, Spanish and English. "Raimon, Manel's brother, was our wonderful wine country guide to Priorat. His deep gravelly voice was a pleasure. Català spoken as if from the rocky ground itself. His quiet, reserved demeanor hid great depths of knowledge and passion. My affection grew throughout the day."  William Pollard Jr 25 June 2016. This is Part 2. of my series of posts about Catalunya, what I experienced and what I learned. I learned a great deal. Of course, there will be information on Catalan wine. You can jump to the Outline if needed. "The etymology of   Catalunya  and  català  remains an unsolved mystery. There are obviously a large number of proposals, but none of them are totally convincing."   Etymology of català, Catalunya:    by  Miguel Carrasquer Vidal, June 2013 Once I knew I was flying to Barcelona, I began cramming Spanish, downloading Castilian podcasts a...

Introduction "How can a place capture your heart so quickly?" Those of you who follow my Twitter , Instagram and Facebook page, know from the steady flow of photos that the past week I have been in Catalunya, the northeastern portion of the Iberian peninsula. Earlier this year I submitted an entry from this wine blog about two wines from DO Catalunya, “Poema White and Red Two DO Catalunya Wines from Catalan” I enjoyed sharing the little I knew about Catalan wine, the traditional foods, grape varieties and the long history of wine production in this corner of the Iberian peninsula. *See note on the contest intent at the bottom of this post. I know a great deal more today. I then forgot about the contest entry. Two weeks before the award ceremony on June 26th, I was notified by DO Catalunya ( Consell Regulador de la Denominació d’Origen Catalunya ) that I was a finalist. Would I be attending the BlocDOCat gala in Barcelona? Thankfully,...