Tag Archives: Penedès

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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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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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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A Tribute to the Spanish Summer Peach

Summer is the perfect time to snack on fresh fruit, but a question I rarely ask myself is where that snack comes from. At home, I try to get most of my produce from farmer’s markets, but in Spain I decided to go straight to the farm itself. The Olivella-Font Clara peach farm is located in [...]
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Appreciating the Blend of Wine and Nature at Can Feixes

The 21st century has arrived at Huguet De Can Feixes, a remarkable winery where respect for the natural environment and a dedicated passion for winemaking blend to produce some of Spain’s most extraordinary wines.  The history of Can Feixes dates back to the 1400s, when the Feixes family began to cultivate the lands that the Huguet [...]
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Matching Jazz with Wine (Enojazz) during Vijazz Penedès 2010

Forget cheese and crackers. Enojazz wants to know which jazz song pairs best with wine. At Enojazz, the prequel to the annual VIJAZZ Festival, musicologist Joan Cuscó and wine expert Núria Bigorra narrated a night of tasting and listening pleasure for 60 guests at Vinseum, the Wine Museum of Cultures in Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain. The concert [...]
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Mas Passamaner Rings Wedding Bells for Spanish Wine Lovers

Sunlight pours through the tall windows that bound the lobby of Mas Passamaner, where I’m sitting on one of the room’s oversized plush couches surrounded by sleek wicker accents. The manager offers café con leche as he explains that the five-star hotel served as a private home for most of the 20th century, until it [...]
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Graphic Art Meets Spanish Wine at Ferré i Catasús

Upon arrival at Ferré i Catasús, it is difficult to tell whether the building is a winery or a modern art gallery. Surrounded by bright flowers, gleaming fountains, and rows of blooming grapevines, the Ferré i Catasús winery sits in the heart of the Penedès region of Spain, about an hour outside of Barcelona. The business [...]
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Wine Travel Spain: Plenary Session By Rainer Brusis

Continuing with the publication of the 2nd Annual International Wine Tourism Conference Speaker Notes, we are pleased to publish the talk given by Rainer Brusis of Innova Management which participants and in particualr Tour Operators and Travel Agents  found enlightening and usefil. The Plenary Session titled as per [...]
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