tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709628234185282197.post5839212985208598298..comments2023-09-05T10:21:30.206+02:00Comments on Wirdheim in Vilanova: SWE: Vilafranca del Penedès – en öppen, äktkatalansk stadErik Wirdheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761766313024185298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709628234185282197.post-61963408940215478632008-09-15T12:09:00.000+02:002008-09-15T12:09:00.000+02:00Hi Ian,If everything goes according to plan, I wil...Hi Ian,<BR/><BR/>If everything goes according to plan, I will take my family to Vilafranca again for one of the many events they celebrate during autumn, take photos and make a proper longer entry about the town in English. <BR/><BR/>I can only agree that Sangre de Toro is quite a sad name for one of Catalonia's most famous red wines. Would you know the background ot it? Maybe it is just a coincidence, but the Hungarians have their 'Egri Bikavér', which also means "bull's blood".<BR/><BR/>//ErikErik Wirdheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761766313024185298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709628234185282197.post-1891054007047383722008-09-14T16:23:00.000+02:002008-09-14T16:23:00.000+02:00It is funny, but I have never visited Vilafranca. ...It is funny, but I have never visited Vilafranca. Shame on me!<BR/>I buy regularly Sangre de Toro here in the States, despite the name and the fact that the bottle has a little bull hanging from the neck, although this is compensated by the fact that the ribbon holding the bull is a Catalan flag, Catalan dualities and contradictions.ian llorenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480151992510686932noreply@blogger.com