by Eric Ducos | Mar 15, 2024 | Production, Spain
This week we asked the crew what films documentaries inspire the work they want to create in Spain and why they were interested in making a documentary to begin with. Here were some of their responses: “Being passionate about all areas of film and screen...
by Lilah McCormack | Mar 7, 2024 | Spain
What makes a documentary? Documentaries are powerful stories that provide new perspectives and deeper insight into things we may take for granted every day. They recount real experiences and stories through individuals or groups, and interviews are a large part of...
by Rachel Hutchings | Mar 1, 2024 | Spain
So what wines are the unique products of the cask-making tradition in Montilla? The region’s grapes and the soleras method infuse specific flavors into every bottle that comes out of the area. The region is a small municipality with a rich history stretching...
by Eric Ducos | Feb 23, 2024 | Spain
By this point loyal readers will know that coopers are the craftsmen who carefully construct the wooden wine barrels we call casks. It’s a masterful trade carried on by years of tradition, yet today the craft is dying out to newer technologies and fewer coopers...
by Lilah McCormack | Feb 16, 2024 | Spain
In 1620 when The Mayflower set sail on the Atlantic Ocean in a 66-day-long journey to the New World, one man was responsible for building the barrels that preserved valuable supplies for the passengers. 21-year-old John Alden worked as a cooper in Southhampton,...
by Rachel Hutchings | Feb 6, 2024 | Spain
Where are we off to next? Drumroll please……… Cordoba, Spain! We will be exploring the ancient art of cask-making, also called cooperage, in the Cordoba-Montilla area. The type of cask and the type of wood used in winemaking can significantly...
