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Decoding My Spanish Wine Fixation

Spanish wines shall always have a special meaning for me. Author: William Pollard Do you remember the last time you visited with your best friend? The meal you shared, the place, the wine? This is a self-indulgent post, but I’m sharing it because the sentiment and revelation are sincere. And I need to sleep at night. I have an obsession with Spanish wines. I don’t talk of it, but I have wondered to myself, "Where does this attraction come from?" Could there be an underlying impulse which draws me to the Iberian Peninsula? Some clarity emerged recently while reading .  “Twirled on a fork and lifted to the mouth, they whisper secrets. This, you tell yourself, is a flavor one shouldn’t speak of.”  Anthony Bourdain,  Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook One of my Father’s Day gifts was the book “ Medium Raw ” by Anthony Bourdain. I’m fond of how Mr. Bourdain puts words together. His style is in a word, "picante"...