Tag Archives: Montserrat

Wine Tourism Conference Spain Brings In Hollywood Celebrity Speaker

By winepleasures | Published: January 12, 2010
Celebrity Wine Review host, Kelli McCarty, a former miss USA and soap opera actress will speak at the 2nd Annual Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference. Monday February 1st McCarty will address the attendees of the Conference in the Penedès wine region which is being held at the Barceló Montserrat Hotel. McCarty plans to discuss the general [...]
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WINE PLEASURES INTERNATIONAL WINE TOURISM CONFERENCE PACKED WITH TALKS WORKSHOPS, WINE TASTINGS & WINERY VISITS

By winepleasures | Published: December 31, 2009
On February 1st 2010 over 200 wine tourism professionals from around the world will descend on the little know Catalan village of La Beguda Baixa in the Penedès & Cava wine region of Catalonia, Spain for the 2nd edition of the Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference and Workshop which will be held over four [...]
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Wake up Californian wineries, Spanish wine tourism is on the rise!

By winepleasures | Published: October 12, 2009
When I think of Spain I think of great Spanish culture, beautiful woman, and of course, great wine. In the states, it’s tough to find the winery that gives you a warm feeling of family tradition dedicated to wine and their consumers. It is more, trying wine after wine without great explanation or what went into [...]
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Water to wine bike tour (Penedès) – taste the difference!

By winepleasures | Published: August 4, 2009
I am quite pleased to say that I survived the 30 km excursion winding through the hills (sierra) of the Penedes wine region. We started out on a 3 km trek up the hill where, Wine Pleasures base is located.  Road winding this way and that, magnificent, panoramic views jump out from around the next [...]
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Wine Bike Tour & Wine Pleasures in the High Penedès

By winepleasures | Published: June 28, 2009
A cycling tour of the Catalonian countryside interspersed with a visit to local sights and a regional winemaker; sounds ideal doesn´t it? Cycling up undulating roads through the pine trees of the high penedes overlooking the Montserrat mountains, sipping wines and seeing local sites of interest seems like the perfect way to spend the day. Our [...]
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