I'm a British winemaker living in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. I like the outdoors.https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mruysu5tzs24Out in the #vineyards of #Rioja today. Everything looking goodish at the moment, fingers crossed for a decent August.30 Jul 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruysu5tzs24https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrub3zw3gk25The #wine from #barrels evaporates over time, so every so often you need to top them up. #Rioja30 Jul 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrub3zw3gk25https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrrhmpnz7c2gEarly morning #vineyard visit, to beat the heat in the #Rioja wine region.29 Jul 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrhmpnz7c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrpznvx66s2sAnother hot day forecast for La #Rioja. #Temperatures over 40ºC (104ºF) have become normal, but they're not normal and spell disaster for the region's emblematic #wine industry. Just another example of #climatechange, that will become apocalyptic within the lifetimes of many.28 Jul 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpznvx66s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrouwm6d2k2hOut looking at some much better #vineyards today. Just 15ºC at 8am, but suposed to get to 36ºC later. Everything looks good at the moment, with veraison very roughly at 50% around Samaniego, #Rioja Alavesa.28 Jul 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrouwm6d2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrnoyl6wmc22Saw some pretty apocalyptic-looking #vineyards today, whilst out on my bike to the west of #Logroño. I was left wondering if they might have been abandoned, or was it just the heat? Even though they have irrigation, sometimes there's no water to irrigate. Game over this season.27 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnoyl6wmc22https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrmenz32us2hAnother very #hot week in store in La #Rioja, with no end in sight. So far the #hottest summer ever by a country mile and we haven't even got as far as August yet. Not exactly sure what this will do to my grapes, but it can't be good.27 Jul 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmenz32us2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrmbfudsxk2xStraight into it. Monday morning 8am, 38 barrels of 2025 #Tempranillo to check. We're going to "rack" them all together, wash the #barrels then fill them back up. Gets rid of lees, gives the #wine a bit of air and hopefully integrates my 4 #newoak barrels into the blend. #Reserva #Rioja27 Jul 2026 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmbfudsxk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrjojoy3jc24Out on the town in #Logroño last night. Not so packed, and a drastic reduction in temperatures made for a very pleasant evening.26 Jul 2026 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjojoy3jc24https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrfxss6jys2zSerious #fires in the #Gredos wine regions and around - to the west of Madrid. 12 villages evacuated at the moment, huge damage expected and quite possible loss of life. Looks really bad.24 Jul 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxss6jys2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrfxnhfeb22zSerious #fires in the #Gredos wine regions and around - to the west of Madrid. 12 villages evacuated at the moment, huge damage expected and quite possible loss of life. Looks really bad.24 Jul 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfxnhfeb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mreouidulk2oA little bit of a break this weekend, but then back at it with endless heat and no rain on the horizon in La #Rioja. Fortunately there were good winter rains here, but even so, this can't be good for the grapes. This must be the hottest summer ever (again).24 Jul 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreouidulk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrek7hvd4s2iFun #blindtasting last night at #LaCanilla in #Logroño. The various teams did a not so impressive job in the earlier rounds, but the winning team saved the best for last doing great work identifying the last wine as Jura Chardonnay.24 Jul 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrek7hvd4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrchchpoes2tMore #vineyard assessments today in the #Rioja #wine region. Some rain would be nice, but on the plus side everything's really healthy-looking.23 Jul 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrchchpoes2thttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mrc56qt2ks2xWeird jellyfish in the sky on the way to work this morning. #Virga clouds apparently. #Rioja23 Jul 2026 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrc56qt2ks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mra5h5oul22oHaving a look at some #vineyards today in La #Rioja, checking on progress of the grapes. Things seems to have slowed down a bit I imagine, probably due to heat and lack of water. This one at least 6-7 weeks yet I'd reckon.22 Jul 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra5h5oul22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqysp6erwc2pArguably #Logroño's best #winebar in a nutshell.19 Jul 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqysp6erwc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqya7bwxxs2fNews that nobody wants to see. A bad #fire at a #cooperage in #Navarra. A lot of damage apparently, and probably smoke-damage to the non-burnt staves too. We've worked with #Intona in the past, a real shame. https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/sucesos/2026/07/15/incendio-industrial-fabrica-barricas-vino-11333958.html19 Jul 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqya7bwxxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqwufzapvk2rBit of a tricky #blindtasting last night at #Roots #Logroño. They're always tricky though, until you know the answers. A Maturana Tinta and two from Badajoz.18 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwufzapvk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqvol67i4s2gOut for a few #wines last night in #Logroño. The city was fairly quiet for a change and things have cooled off a lot. A very pleasant evening.18 Jul 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvol67i4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqt3c6fpmk24At last, somebody turned the north coast a/c on overnight and temps at daybreak just 16ºC in #Rioja17 Jul 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt3c6fpmk24https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqrhtkopck2iApparently young people do drink after all. https://www.vinetur.com/20260715104317/gen-z-now-drinks-at-nearly-the-same-rate-as-older-adults-survey-finds.html16 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrhtkopck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqobcctklc2bWow, #RaquelPérez is really in the driving seat of #SpanishWine these days. Has her own large winery, head of the #Rioja DOCa and now head of BWW. Best of luck - and great job by outgoing JavierPagés in establishing BWW as such a major event so quickly even through covid years.15 Jul 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqobcctklc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqmhjnwyes26We picked up 2nd prize for our #Rosé in a local comp. Would have preferred 1st, obviously, but we'll take it. #BodegasObalo #Rioja14 Jul 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmhjnwyes26https://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqjsd2dpqs2gSome of our #grapes starting to colour up a bit, though these are from stressed vines and it's not generalised yet in our part of #Rioja13 Jul 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjsd2dpqs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqewpispjs2f#Logroño old town has some pretty nice corners11 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqewpispjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqe2x37u4k2oVery quiet in #Logroño yesterday evening, with many locals out of town and a lot of people watching football.11 Jul 2026 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqe2x37u4k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/adhalliwell.bsky.social/post/3mqe2ofqihs2rAm beginning to wonder if #temperatures in #Logroño will ever return to normal. (long term average daily max for Logroño is 30.5ºC)11 Jul 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:accjcj3l26pi5ffonslmudwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqe2ofqihs2r