At the end of May I spent a couple of days in a hot and humid New York City. The prime reason for my visit was a tasting of Rias Baixas wines, but I also spent some time pounding the baking city streets with the sales team of our importer, and an odd moment or two with the press. In a restaurant situated directly beneath the New York High Line I had lunch with wine journalist Lana Bortolot. (For those who don’t know the High Line a raised walkway running parallel to the Hudson River, down the west side of the city, built on a 1.5 mile section of disused railroad track. Certainly a fabulous place to visit, if only to admire the outstanding landscaping of perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees, and to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a moment).

Lana’s article appeared in the July issue of the U.S. magazine The Tasting Panel where she made some very kind comments about our two 2013 wines that she tasted. Describing our A2O as having a “shimmering sweetness”, and our Castro Martin Family Estate with its “drink me now freshness and distinctive salinity”. Exactly as we intended.At the end of May I spent a couple of days in a hot and humid New York City. The prime reason for my visit was a tasting of Rias Baixas wines, but I also spent some time pounding the baking city streets with the sales team of our importer, and an odd moment or two with the press. In a restaurant situated directly beneath the New York High Line I had lunch with wine journalist Lana Bortolot. (For those who don’t know the High Line a raised walkway running parallel to the Hudson River, down the west side of the city, built on a 1.5 mile section of disused railroad track. Certainly a fabulous place to visit, if only to admire the outstanding landscaping of perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees, and to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a moment).

Lana’s article appeared in the July issue of the U.S. magazine The Tasting Panel where she made some very kind comments about our two 2013 wines that she tasted. Describing our A2O as having a “shimmering sweetness”, and our Castro Martin Family Estate with its “drink me now freshness and distinctive salinity”. Exactly as we intended.