by winepleasures | Sep 9, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
Celler Vell overlooks the town of Sant Sadurni D´Anoia, sitting proud on the landscape marking its claim as a family owned and run winery. Founded in 1954 by Pere Estruch Casanovas, his sons now run the business. We are greeted by Josep Rovira and are instantly...
by winepleasures | May 8, 2011 | Wine Tours
My bag not even down, freshly arrived in the Penedès region, I am offered a glass of cava. Does anyone know a better way to be welcomed in a region, than tasting its source products? Frankly, I don’t. But why the different name, should I ask, this looks like...
by winepleasures | Aug 25, 2010 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
Some 95% of Spain’s answer to Champagne is produced in Catalunya under the Appellation of Cava. The industry is dominated by the two mass producers Freixenet and Codorniu whose acrimonious rivalry has at times acted as a brake on Cava’s progress rather than a spur to...
by winepleasures | Oct 12, 2009 | Wine Tours
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...