10 years ago today, I boarded a plane to Barcelona with a one-way ticket, my possessions in a rucksack and less than €100 in my pocket. I was 22 years old and ready for an adventure; life wasn´t working out in the UK; I can only now put into words what I was feeling then.

@EaterWriter @StarWineList @TheBuyer11 @timatkin I´m very pleased! I need to get active on social media again. Out of interest, do you list the Coreografia Rosat from Terroir Sense Fronteres?

@BethcWillard Glad you enjoyed it, Beth, and sorry I wasn´t there in person. Feeling better today - not hungry yet, but also not dying. :D

@macdudeuk Aha, I think there´s probably a bit of a double standard at play here. The wineries I visit don´t "submit" as such - we just taste whatever they want to. It can be 2 wines, it can be 20. I´ll look into that for the next one and make sure it´s cleared up - my apologies!

@macdudeuk @HerenciaAltes @timatkin Thanks Andy! It does help that they make so many. :D

@GabiVanNeste Thank you Gabrielle! I appreciate that :)

@jasondmillar Kudos to the guy for the honesty. No ego there at all. Just regret.

@shrimpburnrr @SamsungShawty @InnerDelicious @exhaustdata You tell ´em, man.

@jamiegoode @M_Chapoutier @TheWineSociety The race to the bottom is manufacturing frankensteined vehicles to take them there. How very Mad Max.

@joefattorini @artisanswiss @vinography Reputations count, and no-one with any sense is reading an article written by a snake oil salesman, lamenting other salesmen selling snake oil. At least not with a straight face.

@ADHalliwell I want the coldest, wettest winter since records began, please.

@EaterWriter Big fan of Bessin - very under-rated wines.

@ozclarke It´s going to suffer a bit first. Deservedly so. The absolute hubris of constantly doubling down on a 170 year old classification to control market prices, of being an active accomplice in a dishonest process of tasting and evaluation, of price gouging. 100% self inflicted.

RT @wyahaw: As the year draws to an end, some thoughts on restaurant wine lists and markups.

@AJDyson139 Feliz Navidad!

@TerracerSouth It's the same sort of response you see from Cristiano Ronaldo fans about Messi. Meanwhile, the rest of us with functioning eyes can see the gulf between them.

@Masterofwhine Absolutely love their Aligote.

@Sam_Cookney Thanks Sam! I hadn't actually realised. What an honour for my first ever book :)

@jamiegoode @kieranjob @scarista @donalde @alicefeiring 62 pounds. The price rises.... ouch.