Last Friday, June 6th we formally presented our latest book for DO Montsant at the Castell del Vi in Falset. We were thrilled by the turnout and wonderful praise given by the winemakers, locals of the region, and others who came down from Barcelona for the evening. If you missed it, never fear for the book is now available for purchase from many local book and wine shops around Catalonia as well as directly from our online store.

This 312 page full color guide features profiles of 64 wine cellars in the region and tasting notes for 225 of their wines, covering nearly every wine produced within the bounds of DO Montsant.

For the presentation, we invited several of the producers in the region to send samples of wines that were highly regarded by both the tasting panel as well as the Vinologue Montsant author which included:

Cara Nord – Mineral del Montsant 2012

Coca i Fitó – Rosa 2013

Comunica – Samsó 2011

Ètim – Selection Syrah 2006

Ediciones I-limitadas – Núvol 2013

Joan d’Anguera – Altaroses 2012

Laurona – Negre 2007

Celler El Masroig – Les Sorts Vinyes Velles 2008

Orto Vins – Les Comes d’Orto 2011

Venus La Universal – Negre 2011

Vinyes Domènech – Furvus 2010

You can also read a more detailed breakdown of the wines as well as the Vinologue methodology for selecting them.

(first picture courtesy of Vinificats)

We’re happy to announce that we’ve officially started distribution in the United States and Canada, working with IPG. The second largest independent book distributor in the United States, we find that they are an excellent partner for getting our books in to wine lover’s hands throughout North America, selling both in retail stores and online.

Distribution officially commenced on April 1st with our Empordà and Priorat books and will be supplemented by a shipment that just arrived with our new Montsant book. We very much look forward to what the future holds with IPG and their ability to help us access new markets.

In Spain, we have started distributing with Inèdit. Based in Barcelona, they are one of the primary distributors in Catalonia, but work throughout all of the rest of Spain a well. They’ve already started distributing all of our current print titles in both English as well as Catalan and will be of great aid to reach the local market in a more efficient and extensive manner than was previous possible by Vinologue.

In addition to our new distributors, we also have our online shop where you can buy all of our print and digital versions directly from us to be sent to many countries around the world.

We’re happy to announce that we’ve just released the second edition of our successful Vinologue Priorat, the first edition of which was a finalist for the Best Wine Book in the World at the prestigious Gourmand Awards. This second edition was presented at the 20th Fira del Vi in Falset and as with the first edition is available in both English and Catalan editions that are full color and 480 pages in length–an increase of 48 pages from the previous edition. The newest edition represents the most complete reference available for the wines, cellars, and people of DOQ Priorat.

The book includes revised information for 114 wine cellars and producers in the region and tasting notes for 380 wines. With this edition we have assigned scores to every wine tasted using a tasting panel of local sommeliers in Catalonia who tasting all the wine blind during February, 2015. This book makes for a perfect companion to our book for DO Montsant, which is the other denomination of origin in the comarca of Priorat. The Montsant book was released last year and the website of Master of Wine, Jancis Robinson rated it is a valued wine book in 2014.

This is the latest edition in our series of guidebooks that were initially started in 2007 with the objective to offer pocket-sized guides to wine regions around the world. These books are the quintessential guide for both wine lovers as well as experts as they contain a profundity of information for those who wish to visit these regions.

This second edition is available now in our online store as well as around Catalonia via our distributor, Altaïr.

The main feature of the May, 2015 issue of the well-regarded UK wine magazine, Decanter featured an article entitled, “Create the perfect Spanish cellar“. In it, Masters of Wine, Sarah Jane Evans and Pedro Ballesteros Torres lay out several selections for those who wish to create a cellar that represents the best of what Spanish wine currently has to offer.

They also included a section about current books to aid in expanding ones knowledge of Spanish wines wherein the entire selection of the Vinologue guides for Catalonia: Priorat, Montsant, and Empordà were recommended. Wonderful recognition from people very knowledgeable about Spanish wines in one of the world’s top publications on wine.

We’re happy to announce a fresh relaunch of our website. This was done primarily to make it more “responsive” for better mobile and tablet access, but it was also to help organize our information in a format that makes everything easier to find as well as do a little housecleaning for sections that have been unused for some time. We realized that this had become quite crucial with the development of the new Destinations section that we’re excited about but we’ll be announcing more about this at a later date.

The other big announcement is that we’ve separated the Catalan website from this main website at www.vinologue.cat. While both websites were both serving the similar function of showcasing our books, the audience for general tourism is quite different than that for the local Catalan market. This split allows us to have much more direct and accurate information, relevant to each site.

We thank all our loyal readers over the years and hope you’ll continue to stay with us for the years to come.

The annual book reviews for the website of Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine were recently published on her website and the fully-revised second edition of Vinologue Priorat received very high praise including, “…every wine region deserves an enotourism guide of this calibre, and every wine traveller wants a wine guide this good.”

The review also makes note of the depth of the guide–which holds profiles for 114 producers in Priorat as well as tasting notes and scores for 380 of their wines, “[the author] Hudin has somehow managed to cram a whack of information in without it feeling crowded.”

And the core purpose of the Vinologue guide series to focus on the wines foremost was quite clear to the reviewer, “The clean, elemental yet sharp practicality of this guide is ingenious. There is no fat on these pages, no frothy extraneous information, and it really is all about the wine.”

The review closes with, “What is unique about this guide is the brilliant insight that Hudin has into the mind of the producer and the mind of the traveller, and how, with this little book, he manages to get them both on speaking terms. More than a travel writer, he’s a bridge builder, an emissary.”

We at Vinologue are extremely pleased to hear such praise. We enjoy using this book to travel and taste around DOQ Priorat as much as those who are first time visitors or devotees to the wonderful wines emerging from this corner of Catalonia.

Learn more about Vinologue Priorat, and buy the book directly or with the companion book to neighboring DO Montsant.

On July 2nd at Aguiló Vinateria in Falset, Priorat, Vinologue author, wine journalist, and certified sommelier, Miquel Hudin will be leading a masterclass and tasting on the wines from the country of Georgia.

Created as an overview to the viticulture and winemaking of Georgia, the class will start with the history of the region that is now known to date back 8,000 years. It will then cover the Soviet period and conclude with the current phase in promotion of the wines from the country which is focusing on the small producers of kvevri wines, the large clay amphorae buried in the ground.

Wines to be tasted include:

• Winiveria: Mtsvane 2014
• Gvymarani: Mtsvane 2014
• Nika Wine: Rkatsiteli 2014
• Velistsikhe Veranda: Rkatsiteli 2012
• Iago’s Wine: Chinuri 2015
• Baia’s Wine: Blend 2015 (Tsiska, Tsolikouri & Krakhuna)
• Lagvinari: Saperavi 2011

Places are very limited so please write to info@vinologue.com to reserve beforehand.

Wine journalist Miquel Hudin is the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Geoffrey Roberts Award for a new book about Georgian wine. Founded in 1996 in the UK to commemorate the life and work of pioneer importer Geoffrey Roberts, this annual award is a travel bursary to further the cause of New World or emerging region wines. There is only one recipient per year who is judged to have been making a positive difference in the world of wine. The award is currently presented by The Vintner’s Company that received its first Charter in 1363 and is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London in the UK.

Thanks to the Geoffrey Roberts award, Miquel Hudin has now commenced research for a new title in his Vinologue enotourism book series which will extensively cover the different wine regions, grapes, cellars and wines of the Republic of Georgia. He is currently traveling across the entire country to visit and profile the best wineries as well as to taste and review the wines. Miquel Hudin is a Certified Sommelier who has judged several international wine competitions and traveled extensively to different wine regions around the world. He is a regular contributor to Decanter, Harpers, the Guild of Sommeliers, and the World of Fine Wine.

This new Georgia wine guide is being designed for anyone who wishes to explore and enjoy this fascinating country in the Caucasus Mountains that has been continuously producing wine for at least 8,000 years and lays claim to over 500 native grape varieties. With a release set for early spring of 2017, this exciting new title can be pre-ordered now, directly from Vinologue. People can also take advantage of additional rewards on the Kickstarter page.

The Vinologue series was founded in 2008 with the sole purpose of creating detailed and approachable guides to wine regions around the world. The Priorat guide is now in its second edition and was awarded, “Best European Wine Book” by the Gourmand Awards and was highly praised on the website of Jancis Robinson MW.

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We have officially launched the pre-order campaign for our new book, “Georgia, A guide to the cradle of wine” which can be purchased at our online shop.

This book, which received the 2016 Geoffrey Roberts Award is an important moment in our series as it’s the 10th book we’ve published and so we took some time to reflect on how the series has evolved since we started it 10 years ago.

Thus this will now be a hardcover edition and slightly bigger than the previous paperback editions which will allow us to bridge the gap we’ve found lacking between massive coffee table books and light, non-durable paperback travel guides. This isn’t inconsequential as we’ve seen our books after several years of go-to use by wine professionals and they see a great deal of regular use.

You can now pre-order with a 15% discount until May 25th. Books will be sent out in the middle of June or as soon as they arrive from the printer and those who pre-order naturally see preference in the initial shipments.

We’re very excited to be sharing this change to the Vinologue series with you as what we’ve seen so far is shaping up to be a lovely, comprehensive, fully-independent resource to this fascinating land of wine.

Pre-Order “Georgia, A guide to the cradle of wine” now in our online shop.

We is pleased to announce the release of our newest title, “Georgia: A guide to the cradle of wine“. It was officially presented on June 9, the opening day of the 10th annual Winexpo in Tbilisi, Georgia, followed by a Q&A session with the authors at the popular Amber Bar in Tbilisi’s exciting Left Bank neighborhood.

The recipient of the Vintner Guild’s prestigious Geoffrey Roberts Award in 2016, the book is the culmination of months of research across the entire country of Georgia. The resulting book is 300 pages in length, with countless full color photographs, extensive maps, cellar listings, and a lovely hardcover binding.

As with the other books in the Vinologue series, the book focuses on helping anyone from first time visitors to experienced wine professional navigate the ancient and at times exotic nature of Georgian wines. While there is a special emphasis on the production of and use of the ancient terracotta pots called kvevri, the book also delves into the production of wines in the more international methods of stainless steel and oak, as well as everything that comes in between as the Georgians are continually experimenting given the modern upswing in interest for their wines.

The book’s two authors are experts in their relative fields. Miquel Hudin was the recipient of the Fortnum & Mason Award’s Best Drink Writer of 2017 and is a Certified Sommelier who writes for countless international wine publications. Daria Kholodilina is based in Tbilisi and is a local food and tourism expert.

The book is available for immediate purchase from our online shop with shipping around the world or via Amazon.

Our latest book for Georgian wines and wineries has been out since June now and you can read a selection of some of the great feedback that people have been giving below.

“…this is the only book about Georgian wine to cover the ground with the depth and scope expected by most wine lovers. Quite simply put, if you want a book on Georgian wine this is for you.” says Winenous

“Anyone interested in wine, from expert to novice, will find this book a good read. The photographs are beautiful and that alone might make you want to dust off your passport.” D. says Russell Smith on Amazon.

We also invite you to have a read of co-author Miquel Hudin’s account of working on the guide. Then you can also read about co-author Daria Kholodilina’s take on publishing her first book.

And lastly, read about the journey to clay and wine during the release in Georgia. A very fun and memorable journey in a wonderful and delicious country!

Come out for an evening presentation of out latest book for the wines of the Republic of Georgia in Berlin, Germany!

Book author Daria Kholodilina will be present to talk about the book, travel in Georgia, and what an exciting destination this small nation in the Caucasus Mountains has become with its unique dishes and its 8,000 year-old, unbroken tradition of winemaking. For those interested in partaking of this fine journey on their own, our book will also be available to buy and Daria will be happy to sign it.

In addition to Daria’s company, there will be five different Georgian wines to tastes and enjoy.

Location: Grusignac Wine Shop, Prenzlauer Allee 191, Berlin
Time: 19:00-21:00
Cost: 10€
Languages: German, English

You can also learn more on the Facebook event page. See you there!

We’ve been fortunate to have some great fans of our latest book for the Republic of Georgia!

More so, reviews from both JancisRobinson.com and The Guardian have highly praised the book.

“…an absolute treasure-trove of information that makes it without question the best guide book for any wine lover travelling to Georgia” stated annual book reviewer, Tamlyn Currin in a lengthy review of the book on the website of renown Master of Wine, Jancis Robinson.

“…the definitive guide to this unique country’s wines” stated award-winning drinks writer, Henry Jeffreys on his annual round up of wine and drink books for the pre-eminent paper of the UK, The Guardian.

All told, were very happy to have received this reviews. Make sure to get your copy today in time for a trip to this wondrous destination!

We are coming to November and you know exactly what that means… it is time to reflect in your own golf performance last season. You ought to be asking yourself whether you are content with your existing level of play. If you’re, you ought to be figuring out what you’re likely to do to keep this level of play following season. If you are not satisfied with your sport, you ought to be asking yourself exactly what you’re going to do to change things next year is going to be better.

Since most men and women wish to increase their sport, this report outlines a couple of things that you ought to do in order to take your game to a different level.

When the hot weather nears, the delight of this golf season is ferocious. The very first thought is that purchasing some new gear is going to be the solution. This can help a bit but shooting fantastic scores isn’t quite as straightforward as just buying new gear. If it had been, you would not be reading this suggestion.

Another thing that the ordinary player may do in the onset of the year, would be to visit their neighborhood pro to get a lesson or two. Regrettably, after one or two 2 lessons they do not find any immediate improvement in order that they get discouraged. Once frustrated, this individual begins to consider purchasing new gear again searching for that miracle remedy. This really is a never ending cycle which ends in no one earning considerable improvement.

Exactly what the average participant should do is working in their sport today, through the winter and frequently hereafter. Why today? Finding the correct swing fundamentals, short game strategy, psychological game and physical fitness takes a while so beginning today will find the ordinary player prepared to go at the beginning of the season. If you begin at the spring, then you are going to use prime golf time to make modifications. Why not makes modifications to your game today so which you may conquer your buddies next year?

Write your goals down using a deadline so that you can monitor your own progress. Goals are crucial. If you place your goals well beforehand, it is going to inspire you to reach them.

Select a skilled instructor. Other educators have various theories concerning the swing.

Establish a practice station in your home using a bit of 4′ x 4′ rug on the ground with a complete length mirror. People today believe you need to hit balls for better that is just not correct. Bear in mind, you’re attempting to make adjustments to your swing. If you’re able to frequently practice your swing rankings towards a mirror, then you’ll have the brand new swing places perfected from the time spring rolls around.

Layout a golf workout regime which includes stretches. More flexibility will radically boost your space. There are loads of programs available online.

Locate a fantastic software application which lets you monitor your stats following season. If it is possible to observe the weak regions of your game it’s possible to work on those particular places. Again, there are lots of programs available online.

Continue your education. The top players on the planet have trainers that they view frequently. When you’re first making adjustments you might need to take classes weekly. This is significant because what you feel you’re doing and what it is you’re really doing are two entirely different things.

Consult with a sports psychologist or read some books by the top sports pros in the company. Becoming emotionally tough is quite essential in letting you overcome the numerous adversities this game gifts.

Having the correct equipment is essential to your match. Ensure that you have the appropriate bottoms, so your lie angles are right, your grips are fresh and they’re the clubs you need to use. A fantastic club healthier will have a launch screen which will say the specific sort of clubs you need to use.

Hopefully, you know what is needed to become a much better player. It’s not quite as straightforward as just buying new nightclubs or taking the strange lesson. This might not seem like a great deal of fun but it sure is enjoyable including up a 75 in your scorecard.

When i watch beginner golfers take a shot, i see that they are usually misaligned. On average, they aim way too far from the best. The rationale that they try to this best is really because the inexperienced player has the inclination hitting on the ball by making use of their arms which results in the ball to pull into the leftside. It follows they are compensating for a flaw in their swing by just aiming their body from the proper as opposed to fixing the true defect.

This boils down , is the fact that the players‘ undesirable swings make the ball move on their ideal swings create the ball wind up in the trees, either or even bunker at the best of their object. Consequently, they truly are watching with their very good shots as awful shots and poor shots as–good shots. If that really is true, the player will not every desire to repair their swing defects. Should they don’t really mend their defects they’ll not ever get to their golfing prospective. This really is the reason why I phone positioning the main lesson from golf clubs.

The best way to manage alignment problems

As a way to learn when you’re a new player who gets fold defects, then you ought to assess your own orientation. To do so, whatever you should do is select a focus on and then perform your ordinary pair up. The moment you truly feel as though you’re all set, place a club at your heels or feet. After that, measure backwards about ten paces on the other side of the chunk to observe where you’re in reality targeted. In case the club you’ve set at your feet or heels will be left of one’s real goal, then you’ve precisely calibrated your self. In case the club to the earth things into the best of one’s target you’re mis aligned.

In the event you discover that you’re mis aligned, then you must figure out how to pick up your own stance. To do so, merely locate a goal at the exact distance you would like to hit on the ball . Simply take two golf clubs which you just barely strike. Just take the very first club and then put down it at your mark. Put the 2nd club parallel into the club around a lawn. Today, simply take the club that’s pointing towards your mark. You needs to possess one particular club in the earth that’s parallel into your left of one’s focus on.

Once you’ve the club on the floor parallel to your intended point you own helpful information that will assist you to align with your toes, knees, knees, shoulders and shoulders straightened. In the event you want the own body straight into the club about a lawn and also you hit on the ball into the remaining target you’ve just discovered that you’re yanking on the golf club that usually means you’re working going to on the ball far too much with just your own arms. That is not to be blamed on golf club, but sometimes, golf clubs can be the problem. I am a senior and i use Wilson Profile XD set, which i found by reading this guide. It is great. In the event you hit on the ball into the proper of this object in the square orientation you’re slipping your own body a lot of pus throughout impact that’s the reason for the ball to fly into the best side.

Learning which you’re mis aligned is often pretty shocking in the beginning but do not believe about it because a poor thing, even think about it being a great factor. This is really a fantastic thing as at this point you know you own a swing flaw also you’ll be able to get to the path to correcting it therefore you are able to play with better golf later on.

I remember decades past after I started to play golf, the tip you’ve learned that the very best is to continue to keep your head still.

Just why proceed your own face when you get the club straight back? You’d like to go your thoughts as to be able to swing at a circular movement that you want a axis to swing round. An axis includes a shirt and a base. After you place up into the golf ball, then you’ve got inch shirt to an axis along with two pliers into an axis. Which usually means that over the back your own thoughts should really be moving — 5 inches into your best in order to make your very first axis to swing round. Your thoughts will likely remain there because you return and collapse much farther back again through sway. Next, following the ball was struck, your face tends to proceed ahead towards the top of their leg to develop another axis. This instant axis permits one to v circular turning on your golf swing letting you end your own swing. What you’ve got is that a floating shirt into a single axis. Your face floats forth and back to generate 2 axis whenever you’re running. This lets one to swing at a circular movement. It isn’t really a ideal group even though. This is really a small oval. As your swing can be really a small oblong, you’ll never reach on the ball thoroughly.

The single instance you want continue to keep your face is when you’d leg again. In the event that you’d one leg, then you’d possess 1 shirt and one bottom into a axis. Which usually means that in case you transferred your thoughts you’d damage this particular axis. Therefore we must be actively playing on standing on a single leg along with retaining our thoughts ? Regrettably, this won’t ever work since you are not going to generate plenty of ability and also you may probably encounter more than. The majority of us have sufficient trouble maintaining their equilibrium 2 legs mind inch thus that it’s better for you to simply keep both the arms onto a lawn and figure out how to go your thoughts.

Lots of people I educate take to to maneuver back their head once I educate them they will have a challenging time doing it since it seems really embarrassing in order for them to maneuver their thoughts. To acquire the suitable impression, you need to feel as though your face is transferring roughly 1 foot into your proper. In the event you truly feel as though your face is relocating inch foot into your directly in the back, this will only just go a couple inches.

Try out moving frequently in direction of a mirror. Since you see your self swing, then you may plainly see whether your face is transferring couple of inches. Since your face goes back, then believe the way your pounds heaps in to the most suitable leg. Here could be actually the telltale sign you have established your very first column at the backswing. In the event you have a rich, highly effective sense on your right leg, then you are going to need to maneuver your face only a tad bit more while you move straight back again. In the event that you have on a hat for those who play with golf only choose your backswing and check out determine whether the brim of this hat is flat to the bottom perhaps not directly into your left side. In case the brim of this hat is flat to the bottom on summit of the backswing your face will probably have transferred the appropriate volume. As your last test simply ask a buddy to see your own thoughts to determine whether it goes straight back a couple of inches or employ a video camera to watch for your self. In case your face is still overly then remind to maneuver back it or have some body always remind one to maneuver your thoughts.

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Since you proceed back your head, remember it may possibly make you hit supporting the ball only a bit of. This really is just a great hint initially. It truly is suggesting which you’re moving back your head nevertheless, also you have an excessive amount of burden in your own foot in the impression. To fix hitting the ball, whatever you’ve got to do will be slightly bit more weight switch from your own foot throughout sway. In the event you need to do, you may reach on the ball with a great deal more electrical power than you’re utilized to.