Monovitis
@monovitis.com
Raw wine buff hunting for lost grape varieties, with a nose for archaeology and anthropology. Currently based in Tarragona, Catalunya.
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Monovitis
@monovitis.com
· Jan 15
I am in the process of updating the WineSky wine feed with new posters, hashtags and keywords. The feed has been relocated to @graze.social and should be a lot faster from now on🍷
Fabulous day at the #Embutada in Tarragona, a yearly event set to celebrate the arrival of new wine. Some very promising stuff like Ancestral made from Malvasia de Sitges, orange wine made from Pedro Ximénez, some great Pinot and all the other classical Macabeu, crispy Xarel·los, and Garnatxas.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Fabulous day at the #Embutada in Tarragona, a yearly event set to celebrate the arrival of new wine. Some very promising stuff like Ancestral made from Malvasia de Sitges, orange wine made from Pedro Ximénez, some great Pinot and all the other classical Macabeu, crispy Xarel·los, and Garnatxas.
#Embutada last Thursday, tasting the wines of Celler Frisach and Celler Gemma Miró from the Terra Alta. Les Aguilles, served cold and made from organic Garnatxa with minimal intervention, stood out for is intriguing lightness and a fresh acidity that lifted the spirit. This with the music of Terrae.
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#Embutada last Thursday, tasting the wines of Celler Frisach and Celler Gemma Miró from the Terra Alta. Les Aguilles, served cold and made from organic Garnatxa with minimal intervention, stood out for is intriguing lightness and a fresh acidity that lifted the spirit. This with the music of Terrae.
📣 For all organic and natural wine geeks: If you happen to be in Tarragona tomorrow head straight to Plaça del Rei where from 12.00 onwards 25 vine makers will be showing off their new wine as part of the #Embutada 2025. 🍷🍇🍾🍇
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
📣 For all organic and natural wine geeks: If you happen to be in Tarragona tomorrow head straight to Plaça del Rei where from 12.00 onwards 25 vine makers will be showing off their new wine as part of the #Embutada 2025. 🍷🍇🍾🍇
Last Wednesday we tasted three wines from Maria Barrena and Josep Tort of Celler Celler Entre Vinyes. Oníric Sotaterra, made of Macabeu, macerated 3 months in clay pots buried in the vineyard, filled the palate with its earthy and smokey tertiary notes and was the joy or the night. #Embutada
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Last Wednesday we tasted three wines from Maria Barrena and Josep Tort of Celler Celler Entre Vinyes. Oníric Sotaterra, made of Macabeu, macerated 3 months in clay pots buried in the vineyard, filled the palate with its earthy and smokey tertiary notes and was the joy or the night. #Embutada
First evening of L'Embutada in Tarragona where we tasted the understated wines of David Baxias, a local winemaker and pioneer of biodynamic agriculture. The Syrah was unforgettably sumptuous and, on a synesthetic level, akin to a walk through a forest on a warm summer night under a full moon. 🍷🍷🍷
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
First evening of L'Embutada in Tarragona where we tasted the understated wines of David Baxias, a local winemaker and pioneer of biodynamic agriculture. The Syrah was unforgettably sumptuous and, on a synesthetic level, akin to a walk through a forest on a warm summer night under a full moon. 🍷🍷🍷
Never leave home without carrying several bottles of wine.
"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
"Il est coriace !" : cet homme de 77 ans a survécu trois jours au fond d’un ravin après une chute de 40 mètres à vélo
Un homme de 77 ans a été retrouvé sain et sauf mardi après avoir passé trois jours dans un profond ravin dans les Cévennes dans le département de la Lozère. Il avait chuté de 40 mètres en rentrant à v...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Never leave home without carrying several bottles of wine.
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Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? | Hannah Crosbie on drinks
Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? | Hannah Crosbie on drinks
It’s all looking peachy for this crossbreed rosé and orange wine at the moment. But how long will the party last?
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rosorange: is the latest wine trend here to stay? | Hannah Crosbie on drinks
Min intervention wines with 10% ABV, striking labeling + packaging. A crisp and clean Parellada presented in a beer bottle + one anarchic Macabeo & Trepat blend that felt like falling into a volcanic crater filled with candies. Rene Barbier Jr. is having a midlife crisis and has come up with this.
July 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Min intervention wines with 10% ABV, striking labeling + packaging. A crisp and clean Parellada presented in a beer bottle + one anarchic Macabeo & Trepat blend that felt like falling into a volcanic crater filled with candies. Rene Barbier Jr. is having a midlife crisis and has come up with this.
This phase of US history will be permanently remembered as the deranged period. Hope EU wine exporters will fill the gap 🍷🍷🍷
Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
June 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This phase of US history will be permanently remembered as the deranged period. Hope EU wine exporters will fill the gap 🍷🍷🍷
You got to love the small wine importer from Oregon (VOS Selections) who managed to stand up to Trump’s “liberation day” tariff scheme, which has now been declared illegal by a US Court.
US trade court says Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal
Panel of judges finds president did not have authority to introduce levies using the legislation he cited
www.ft.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You got to love the small wine importer from Oregon (VOS Selections) who managed to stand up to Trump’s “liberation day” tariff scheme, which has now been declared illegal by a US Court.
Despite water levels returning close to 80%, the future for winemakers in Catalonia looks uncertain. Agriculture (more intensive by the year thanks to food speculation) is increasingly dependent on irrigation, which adds to the scarcity problem. More irrigation is definitely not the solution.
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Despite water levels returning close to 80%, the future for winemakers in Catalonia looks uncertain. Agriculture (more intensive by the year thanks to food speculation) is increasingly dependent on irrigation, which adds to the scarcity problem. More irrigation is definitely not the solution.
Close encounter with a bottle of Godello produced from Vinos al Margen from the Zamora region. Made with minimal intervention from old vines at 900 metres altitude, it became extremely addictive and complex after we left the bottle open for 20min.
#NaturalWines
#NaturalWines
April 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Close encounter with a bottle of Godello produced from Vinos al Margen from the Zamora region. Made with minimal intervention from old vines at 900 metres altitude, it became extremely addictive and complex after we left the bottle open for 20min.
#NaturalWines
#NaturalWines
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Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.
March 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.
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Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
February 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
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This is what madness looks like.
Trump says he will impose “very substantial” tariffs on the EU.
It’s war.
It’s war.
January 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is what madness looks like.
This is what madness looks like.
Trump says he will impose “very substantial” tariffs on the EU.
It’s war.
It’s war.
January 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is what madness looks like.
That of moment of the evening when all there is left is a half bottle Revolta, a 2022 Catalan Xarello, made from grapes from an old vineyard and produced with the méthode Ancestrale. It got a lot more interesting after breathing for 24 hrs at room temperature. Like eating a lush stewed apple cake.
January 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
That of moment of the evening when all there is left is a half bottle Revolta, a 2022 Catalan Xarello, made from grapes from an old vineyard and produced with the méthode Ancestrale. It got a lot more interesting after breathing for 24 hrs at room temperature. Like eating a lush stewed apple cake.
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Ancient grape varieties could save wine from climate change: University of Haifa scientists study ancient vines and practices #Wine #ClimateChange #AncientGrapes #Sustainability #Vineyards
Ancient grape varieties could save wine from climate change
University of Haifa scientists study ancient vines and practices
www.vinetur.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ancient grape varieties could save wine from climate change: University of Haifa scientists study ancient vines and practices #Wine #ClimateChange #AncientGrapes #Sustainability #Vineyards
Just added Hammer Wein to the WineSky feed, and what a beautiful timeline!
#Vogelsang, meaning "Birdsong," is a common vineyard name in #Austria, often linked to top-quality #wines. Could the rich #biodiversity in these sites be the secret? Our answer is a clear: yes! #viticulture #vigneron #picture #birdlife
January 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just added Hammer Wein to the WineSky feed, and what a beautiful timeline!
One of my favourite local natural / ecological wine producer just landed on the platform! Of the current range, it's the 100% Moscatell (no.6) that steals the show. 🍷🍇
Heu tastat mai algun dels nostres vins?🤭
Si la resposta és no, aquesta és la nostra gamma 9+. En reconeixes algun?👉🏼👈🏼
Si la resposta és no, aquesta és la nostra gamma 9+. En reconeixes algun?👉🏼👈🏼
January 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One of my favourite local natural / ecological wine producer just landed on the platform! Of the current range, it's the 100% Moscatell (no.6) that steals the show. 🍷🍇
Improvised winter afternoon with a great vermouth from the cooperative of Gandesa, Terra Alta (lots of local botanicals, twist of bitters), and a 2022 white Carignan wine made by Angulars from Empordà, like smokey brioche minus the sugars. Happiness on the wild side.
January 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Improvised winter afternoon with a great vermouth from the cooperative of Gandesa, Terra Alta (lots of local botanicals, twist of bitters), and a 2022 white Carignan wine made by Angulars from Empordà, like smokey brioche minus the sugars. Happiness on the wild side.
Opening a bottle of Ancestral with a bread knife is the new normal at Tamboret, Tarragona. @pilarcs7.bsky.social 🍷
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Opening a bottle of Ancestral with a bread knife is the new normal at Tamboret, Tarragona. @pilarcs7.bsky.social 🍷
Love the graphic work on this poster.
January 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Love the graphic work on this poster.
The most fundamental contribution of a glass of wine is to give you joy and Soo!!!Free by Celler Carlania does just that. A natural Pet Nat made with a blend of local Parellada and Trepat, it lingers on the palate with a crescendo, like the memory of your first trip to the sea.
#winesky
#winesky
January 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The most fundamental contribution of a glass of wine is to give you joy and Soo!!!Free by Celler Carlania does just that. A natural Pet Nat made with a blend of local Parellada and Trepat, it lingers on the palate with a crescendo, like the memory of your first trip to the sea.
#winesky
#winesky
Is this for real? There are thousands of dedicated wine magazines, podcasts, blogs, specialised communicators and the answer here is to use AI for the "freedom" to find the right wine? ...
The wine industry continues to scare consumers away by telling them which wines are 'good' & 'bad' to drink. So says Priscilla Hennekam who believes AI could democratise wine for the first time by giving wine drinkers freedom to find the wines they like www.the-buyer.net/opinion/pris... #AI #wine
January 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Is this for real? There are thousands of dedicated wine magazines, podcasts, blogs, specialised communicators and the answer here is to use AI for the "freedom" to find the right wine? ...