The Gate of Elvira quite literally gives visitors to Granada the chance to look through history. When it was built in the eleventh century during the reign of Sultan Yusuf I, the gate was the main entrance into the walled city—then the capital of the Nasrid dynasty. After the Reconquista, Granada once again came under Catholic rule, but the Moorish architecture that permeates … [Read more...] about In Andalusia, The Perfect Village Bottle Shop
The Sprudge Wine Guide To Zurich
Malcom Gladwell once quipped “the Swiss can be divided into two general categories: those who make small, exquisite, expensive objects and those who handle the money of those who buy small, exquisite, expensive objects.” One gets the impression if Mr. Gladwell was more of a oenophile, he might have added delicious natural wine to that list. Switzerland, of course, is … [Read more...] about The Sprudge Wine Guide To Zurich
Journey To The Center of Gut Oggau
If the natural wine movement can be seen as a revival of traditional agricultural and viticultural techniques, it’s fitting that Gut Oggau, one of Austria’s most high-profile natural wine domaines, offers its own take on one of Austria’s most cherished wine traditions: heuriger. “A heuriger is hard to translate, but probably best put as wine tavern,” says Stephanie … [Read more...] about Journey To The Center of Gut Oggau
The Sprudge Wine Guide To Vienna, Austria
If one were to write an article about the best cities in the world to drink natural wine, it’s easy to guess which places would top the list. But shift the subject to most exciting or most interesting, and you couldn’t tell the story without Vienna. Austria has a rich history of wine production, albeit one that’s still tainted by the scandal-plagued 1980s, when a number of … [Read more...] about The Sprudge Wine Guide To Vienna, Austria
Reviving Traditional Winemaking In Anatolia With Gelveri Manufactur
Driving across Kapadokya in rural Anatolia, one feels they’ve been transported to an alien landscape. As an Arizona native, I find uncanny parallels to the American Southwest: the dramatic rock formations, the harsh, barren landscape. Country roads, only sometimes paved, weave between crumbling stone houses. An occasional shepherd stops to stare at my polished rental car, which … [Read more...] about Reviving Traditional Winemaking In Anatolia With Gelveri Manufactur