April Cullom

04/12/2026

Semana Santa in Bilbao - precessions of Pintxos, txakoli and thrones-on-wheels 😁. The basques pride themselves on their exquisite food & wine and they’re also recognized in Spain for their efficiency. Check out the pace of their processions vs. those in Malaga 🤣.

04/05/2026

Saeta 💜 sung prayer during Semana Santa 💐

04/05/2026

Holy Tuesday on Calle San Agustín. Listening to a “saeta” a prayer that is sung that sounds like Flamenco “cante hondo”, gives me goose-bumps every time.

04/03/2026

“Lunes Santo” processions, taking in the beauty and pure devotion of Holy Week in Málaga watching several “cofradías” (brotherhoods). This evening we followed la cofradía de los Gitanos, El Cristo y La Virgen de los Gitanos, the oldest cofradía of Lunes Santo dating back to the 17th C. Followed by El Cautivo cofradía of a the colorful neighborhood La Trinidad, one of the city’s most revered processions. And finally, around midnight the cofradía Los Estudiantes procession one of Malaga’s largest cofradía with over 3,000 devotees. This highly coveted viewing is thanks to my “cuñao” Javi Mora and of course my honey José ❤️🙏✝️

04/01/2026

02/07/2026

Discovering the hidden jewels in - the underground cellars “calados” dating back to the 16th century, with a family-owned winery for over 5 generations in the village of San Ascencio, Rioja Alta. Such a treat to have a private visit with Lidia and her father Luis. MIL GRACIAS 🙏🍷 Sharing this experience with dear friends and Tom Perry even more special. Can’t wait to introduce clients to this exceptional winery, making beautiful wines! ❤️🍷

02/05/2026

Wonderful people + Terroir + Native Varietals = Great Wine 🍷❤️

Gente maravillosa + Terroir + Variedad Autóctona = Vinos estupendos! ❤️🍷

Spanish Terroir Road-Trip:
Insensatos (PX, Montilla), Corrales Espinosa (Cencibel, Valdepeñas), Bernabeleva (Garnacha, Madrid), Menade (Verdejo, Rueda), Montebaco (Tempranillo, Ribera), Archangel Gabrihel (Tempranillo, Ribera + Roble Español), Luzdivino (Mencia, Bierzo), Mengoba (Godello, Bierzo), Viña Zorzal (Garnacha/Navarra), Mas Bertran (Xarello, Corpinat), Born Rose (Garnacha/Tempranillo, Penedes), Can Ràfols (Garnacha Blanca, Penedes), Sangenis y Vaque (Cariñena/Garnach, Priorato), Celler de Roure (Arcos/Forcallá,Valencia), Daniel Belda (Garnatxa, Valencia), Pepe Mendoza (Giró, Alicante).

02/04/2026

Barcelona Wine Week & Off the Record 2026! Terrific showing of the best of Spanish wines, all in just 2 days. And, of course having the chance to catch up with friends over a glass (or two) of wine is priceless. Despite all the chaos, uncertainty and instability in the world both and events were packed and the turn-out for Women in Wine was amazing 👏

11/19/2025

Muito obrigada to the wineries for the opportunity to discover these food-friendly wines that have so much history! Chef Nuno of Leitão paired his dishes with a range of wines from Madeira, made with local varietals like Malvasia, Boal, Sercial, Verdelho, Terrantez. Vines planted in volcanic soils on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where they have been producing wines President George Washington enjoyed!

11/13/2025

What a nice way to ease back into NYC! Private tasting at Bronx Wine Company with Miguel Escudero, 5th generation of Bodegas Escudero, D.O. Rioja, tasting vertical of 1998 🍷1999 🍷2000 🍷2001 🍷 Organic wines showed so much complexity and fruit, Mother Nature knows best! Thank you Ramon & Miguel for such a treat! Bronx Wine Company has an incredible selection of hand-picked wines by small, family producers, many are organic wines, like Bodegas Escudero. .escudero