Tag Archives: catalunya

Cava & Penedès Bike Tour Delights IOWA Family & Friends

By winepleasures | Published: July 19, 2011

When I arrived at the Wine Pleaures Estate for the 25k-Mighty Oak Wine Country Bike Tour, I didn’t know what to expect. It was a surprise to find that my fellow mountain bikers were from Iowa, the U.S. state home to my mother´s entire family. A small world indeed! Andrea and Bryan McGinness were in Spain [...]

Topic: Wine Tours | Also tagged barcelona, bike, Cava, cycle, La LLacuna, llopart, mascaró, spain, spanish wine, tourism, wine, winestyles | 1 Comment

Catalonia – Where’s That?

By winepleasures | Published: April 24, 2011

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 orientated. If you look at the [...]

Topic: Wine Tours, Wine Workshops | Also tagged Catalonia, Cava, enoturismo, vino, wine, wine tasting tours, workshop | 1 Comment

Dungeons and Dragons…and wine at Torre del Veguer

By winepleasures | Published: April 7, 2011

On a fine sunny day as usual in the Penedes, with the vines just starting to sprout, we pulled into the drive of the castle and were cordially greeted by Joaquin Sr, who was to show us around….hold on, did I say castle?! Yep, that’s definitely what we saw at Torre del Veguer, complete with [...]

Topic: Wine Tours | Also tagged enoturismo, Penedès, sant pere de ribes, spain, Wine Tourism, wine travel | Leave a comment

Calçotada for Wine Importers at Highest Winery in Catalonia

By winepleasures | Published: March 11, 2011

“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of” calçots! (with apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson). Calçots (pronounced cal-sots) are a traditional Catalonian dish which is served only when the calçots are ready for harvest which is any time from Januaryish to March – April. Wine Pleasures in colabaoration with Wimum organised [...]

Topic: Wine Tours, Wine Workshops | Also tagged calçotada, calçots, Conca de Barberà, enoturismo, sàin, tourism, vilanove de prades, wine | 1 Comment

Vins Mussons From Priorat’s Stairway to Heaven

By winepleasures | Published: November 4, 2010

Last in our series of interview article with producers and wine importers participating in the upcoming Workshop Buyer meets Catalonian Cellar conducted during the 2010 harvest season. This time we took time out to talk to Jaume Mussons owner ( as the name suggests!) of Mussons Vins located in the heart of the Priorat wine [...]

Topic: Wine Workshops | Also tagged export, import, Priorat, vins, workshop | Leave a comment

6 Boutique “Cellers”of Catalunya set to Export to 16 Countries at Workshop Buyer meets Catalonian Cellar

By winepleasures | Published: October 21, 2010

Josep Mª Suriol, Export Manager for PepWines uses the philosophy that his products should be of a very high level, working with both small and medium producers in Catalunya. Mr. Suriol considers three key factors when selecting wineries – quality of the product, design of the label and how the owner is with his winemakers. [...]

Topic: Wine Workshops | Also tagged Catavino, catavins, Cava, fira, Montsant, Penedès, Priorat, sabadell, Terra Alta, workshop | Leave a comment

Visita de Compradors Internacionals al Workshop Buyer meets Catalonian Cellar

By winepleasures | Published: October 6, 2010

Catalunya rep un important grup de compradors americans, asiàtics i europeus per donar-los a conèixer els vins elaborats a les 12 Denominacions d’ Origen Catalanes. Catavins (Fira de Sabadell) amb col·laboració amb Wine Pleasures organitza un esdeveniment de format Workshop per a un important grup de compradors de vi procedents dels Estats Units, Països Asiàtics [...]

Topic: Wine Tours | Also tagged Catavino, catavins, fira, incava, sabadell, vins, workshp | Leave a comment

Filipinos Like it Sweet & Fruity

By winepleasures | Published: October 1, 2010

Pacholo Garcia-Morera of Espa-Fil Import Export Corp based in Manila, Philippines along with 30 or so international wine importers from around the world will be descending upon Catalunya for the very first edition of the Workshop Buyer meets Catalonian Cellar from 10 – 12 November 2010 to meet boutique producers of wines from Catalunya. What follows are [...]

Topic: Wine Workshops | Also tagged Cava, export, import, Penedès, sangria, spain, wine, workshop | Leave a comment

Visita de compradores internacionales al Workshop Buyer meets Catalonian Cellar

By winepleasures | Published: September 30, 2010

Catalunya recibe a un importante grupo de compradores americanos, asiáticos y europeos para conocer los vinos elaborados en las 12 Denominaciones de Origen Catalanas. Catavins (Fira de Sabadell) en colaboración con Wine Pleasures organiza un evento de formato Workshop para un importante grupo de compradores de vino procedentes de Estados Unidos, Países Asiáticos y Europeos [...]