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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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What´s Wine Tourism to You Contest
The International Wine Tourism Conference to be held in Porto, Portugal Janury 31-February 6 announces the launch of the What´s Wine Tourism to You Contest! Participants have the chance to win 2 free tickets to the 3 day International Wine Tourism Conference and participate in all After Conference wine tastings and activities.
To be eligable to [...]
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Pedaling on an Eco-Friendly Spanish Wine Country Bike Tour
Waking up early with slightly overcast skies I grew concerned the wine and bike trip I had scheduled with Wine Pleasures might be postponed. However, as I pulled up to the meeting spot my fears were put to rest as the group had just finished unpacking the bikes from the trailer.
The Wine Pleasures team led [...]
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Craving Cava in the Penedes
With Cavas Berdié winery on a hill in the distance, we peddled our way through the Penedes countryside with vines and prett flowers all around us lead by Anthony, wine country bike tour guide at Wine Pleasures and organizer of the tour. While it was a cool day in Catalonia, we still worked up a sweat [...]
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