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Anthony Swift
Priorat’s Stairway to Heaven Inspired Led Zeppelin Hit?
For those of you who remember and are fans of the 70s rock group Led Zeppelin are sure to remember one of their most loved songs: Stairway to Heaven”? Well did you know that the Stairway to Heaven actually exists? It’s is to be found n the heart of Spain’s Priorat wine region and starts [...]
It’s Tough Wine & Food Blogging in the Priorat
Hopping into a Toyota four by four run by Cornudella Turistic we bounced our way down the narrow dirt path leading up to the Siurana nature reserve. A quick stop to open the park gate – made possible by our driver’s connections to a park ranger that had provided him with a copy of the [...]
Cava is Art & Science at Ferré I Catasús
Some 95% of Spain’s answer to Champagne is produced in Catalunya under the Appellation of Cava. The industry is dominated by the two mass producers Freixenet and Codorniu whose acrimonious rivalry has at times acted as a brake on Cava’s progress rather than a spur to greater quality. Most international markets are getting the mass produced [...]
Mas Perinet is Music for Priorat Wine Tourism & Travel
We descended into the valley of Priorat midmorning to spectacular views of vines and wineries. Classic Spanish buildings spotted the hillsides. The Montsant mountains hovered in the near distance. It was quite the welcome to this up and coming wine region.
Arriving at Mas Perinet Winery, Margarita welcomed us and we learned she had been with [...]
Maria del Mar Bonet Matches Mediterranean Jazz With Cava
Nestled next to the Penedès mountains and surrounded by old vines, the town of Torre – Ramona (Subirats) holds a captivating appeal. At the heart of the village lies an imposing three story house, which originally belonged to the richest family in the village and dates back to the 17th century. Servant houses nearly as old [...]
El Workshop Buyer Meets Catalonian Cellar cuenta ya con 28 importadores
El primero Workshop en colaboración con Catavins Sabadell, que se celebrará en la Fira de Sabadell entre los días 10 y 12 de noviembre, cuenta, hasta el momento, con la asistencia confirmada de 28 empresas importadoras internacionales, según el primer listado que ha sido publicado. En esta cifra, se encuentran representados 14 países de todo [...]
Priorat Wine & Culinary Tourism gets French Touch
The unique landscape of the Priorat region is best known for its wine and olive oil. However, it contains another hidden gem in the town of Siurana, a city dating back to prehistory as a flint workshop and later as a Muslim stronghold, specifically La Siuranella Hotel and Restaurant.
Driving up mountain switchbacks to Siurana, we [...]
Wine & Oyster Pairing in Leucate, Languedoc-Roussillon
Grape Escape Languedoc-Roussillon, Sud de France. We, DPD Wine Club from Oslo, Norway traveled with Wine Pleasures to the quaint seaside town of Leucate. In the South of France, between Narbonne and Perpignan, Leucate is known for two things- the freshest oysters you’ll ever have and the best wines to match.
First visiting Cave Coopérative de [...]
Lazy Sunday Morning in Spain Swapping “Chapas”
When opening a bottle of sparkling wine – whether it be champagne, cava, prosecco, or another – have you noticed the small tin disc that rests on top of the cork? Sometimes it is covered in a picture or sometimes the logo of the winery. I, like I’m sure many people, have noticed it, but [...]
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