by winepleasures | May 18, 2011 | Wine Tours
Rimarts Cava is the first winery that Kim and I have ever had the opportunity to visit. And I don’t think that we could have started our wine tasting careers at a better spot in the world. Immediately upon entry, through the sliding glass doors, we were shown past the...
by winepleasures | Apr 24, 2011 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
This might seem like a silly question but the truth of the matter is that many wine importers we have come across over the last 7 years at Wine Pleasures have not known where Catalonia is. Our answer to the question is usually Barcelona, Spain and that gets them...
by winepleasures | Oct 17, 2010 | Wine Workshops
The Vega Aixalà Winery, located at the 900 metre high Vilanova de Prades right on the frontier between DO Conca de Barberà and DOC Priorat and DO Montsant benefits from Priorat terroir (llicorella) and produces expressive wines from a wide range of grape varities...
by winepleasures | Oct 16, 2010 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Bernadette Miquel of the J. Miquel Jane family winery, located in the heart of the Penedes countryside benefits from four generations of knowledge in order to produce the highest quality of exclusive wines. As well as being well versed in wine tourism for the...
by winepleasures | Sep 18, 2010 | Wine Tours
If you thought a pleasant bike ride would be the ideal way to be introduced to the ancient wine-producing region of Penedes, then think again. Having sampled some of the local wine since my arrival in Spain two days ago, I was eager to explore the winding roads and...