by winepleasures | Jul 14, 2012 | Wine Tours
Close to the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by mountains and vineyards, the village of Bellvei bears the name of “the beautiful neighbor” if translated from Catalan. Neighbor to what? We went exploring. Our visit begins in the Cellers Avgvstvs (mind the spelling:...
by winepleasures | Aug 1, 2010 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
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...
by winepleasures | Jan 24, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Well the answer of course is yes you can! The Xató Route is organized as Culinary Tourism by the Comarcas of Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and El Garraf. Ignasi Segui Mata, of the Catalán Consulting Firm Parenthesis will be giving a talk titled: Xató – What’s...