Criadera

Literally nursery, criadera refers to a layer of Sherry casks, all of which contain wine… Continue reading

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“…it is always good to question the terminology of our enthusiasms. We can say that wine is essentially female because it comes from the earth, and we don’t say ‘father earth.’ The best things are females, including females, and allowing such characterization energizes our imaginations in ways not possible with other terminology. Blatant, loud-mouthed, bad wines are, of course, male.”

—Jim Harrison (1937-2016), novelist

“…it is always good to question the terminology of our enthusiasms. We can say that wine is essentially female because it comes from the earth, and we don’t say ‘father earth.’ The best things are females, including females, and allowing such characterization energizes our imaginations in ways not possible with other terminology. Blatant, loud-mouthed, bad wines are, of course, male.”

—Jim Harrison (1937-2016), novelist