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Andrew Halliwell

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I'm a British winemaker living in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. I like the outdoors.

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Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · Mar 23

Here's a link to my glossary on #SpanishWine.
#Spanish #wine

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 6h

I suppose the Singapore record wasn't by much? I would have thought there'd be very little variation on the equator. Do you happen to know what the previous record was?

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Jacob Gifford Head @giffordhead.co.uk · 8h

Something unusual for me tonight: Pineau des Charentes. It's kind-of a fortified wine where Cognac is blended with grape juice: the inverse of most fortified wines where the spirit should be flavourless & the wine dominant. This is an aged one & is gorgeous with the grapes sweetening the spirit.

Pic of the bottle with an unusual Halloween glass.

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Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 8h

Fui a un "Udon" el otro día. No podía entender como pedir con mi móvil y tuve que marcharme a un sitio que sí tenía gente.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 19h

We finally got the #winery cleaned-up, post harvest.

#BodegasObalo #Rioja

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 1d

More amazing colours in #Rioja this morning.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 2d

#Rioja still looking gorgeous at the moment. This #vineyard, like many around here, is co-planted with Viura and Tempranillo. Very easy to tell which is which at this time of year, Viura maintaining yellow leaves still.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 2d

Another misty start in #Rioja

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 4d

#Rioja looking stunning, with morning mist and #autumnal leaves still hanging in there.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 5d

Great to be back at #Verema in Bilbao. Always nice to try some new #wines, like these small-production numbers from #Rioja.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 6d

Muy buenas fotos. ¿Dónde está?

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Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 6d

#BarrioBar - one of my favourite spots in #Logroño. Fantastic tacos, good prices, and a cool urban vibe that's missing from just about everywhere else in town.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 8d

More pics from last night's excellent #wine party at #Roots #Logroño

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 8d

#Rioja looking stunning this morning.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent party last night at #Roots in #Logroño

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 10d

Another beautiful sunrise. Probably the last clear one for a while, with breezy Atlantic weather steaming in now and lots more expected. Summer is officially over in #Rioja. No bad thing, as we could use some rain.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 10d

Amazing stats, that say it all

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 11d

Beautiful #autumn foliage here in La #Rioja right now.

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Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 12d

Beautiful #dawn this morning in the #Rioja wine region, with the Ebro valley off to the south and east, under a blanket of mist.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 13d

Out in #Logroño last night.
1) Chorizo sandwich and young #Rioja
2) Rías Baixas at #LaCanilla
3) Cute cheese plate at #LaCanilla
4) Surprise wine at #RootsRioja.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 14d

Tasted better than in looked!
There's not a lot of white #Rioja #Reserva around, this one had a lot of flavour and power, beneath a slighty furniture polish, oxidised exterior. (This was actually a sample from a bottle that had been opened a day, so is prob fresher in real life).

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 16d

Clearing out our winery, now that harvest is done.
Lots to do still, but nothing is urgent and no weekend working.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 17d

Last tank (Graciano) dug and #harvest 2025 at #BodegasObalo #Rioja is a wrap!

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 17d

No sé si este es un buen dato o no. Lo leo y pienso en pisos aún más caros y inflación en general, mientras que muchos sueldos apenas suban. Pero también se puede pensar en menos desempleo y más beneficios para empresas. Dependerá como se reparte la riqueza, supongo.

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 19d

It's a 1100L concrete tank.
I got it because we've started doing smaller lots than the winery was sized for when it was built. The idea was for whites. My whites are too woody, so I wanted a neutral component as well. And it gives me something to talk about with journalists, it makes us a bit cooler

Andrew Halliwell @adhalliwell.bsky.social · 19d

Pumping over our #Graciano.
The last grape harvested and still fermenting.
#BodegasObalo #Rioja.

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