Tag Archives: spain

Cava is Art & Science at Ferré I Catasús

By winepleasures | Published: August 25, 2010

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 greater quality. Most international markets are getting the mass produced [...]

Topic: Wine Pleasures Workshops, Wine Tasting Tours | Also tagged catalunya, Cava, champagne, enoturismo, ferré i catasús, la granada, macabeo, Parellada, sant sadurni, tourism, wine travel, Xarel-lo | Leave a comment

Mas Perinet is Music for Priorat Wine Tourism & Travel

By winepleasures | Published: August 24, 2010

We descended into the valley of Priorat midmorning to spectacular views of vines and wineries. Classic Spanish buildings spotted the hillsides. The Montsant mountains hovered in the near distance. It was quite the welcome to this up and coming wine region. Arriving at Mas Perinet Winery, Margarita welcomed us and we learned she had been with [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged enoturismo, joan manuel serrat, mas perinet, morera de montsant, Priorat, Wine Tourism, wine travel | Leave a comment

Craving Cava in the Penedes

By winepleasures | Published: July 23, 2010

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 [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged bike tours, Cava, cavas berdié, cicloturismo, enoturismo, Penedès, wine+bike | Leave a comment

Matching Jazz with Wine (Enojazz) during Vijazz Penedès 2010

By winepleasures | Published: July 9, 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 [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged enojazz, enoturismo, fransola, Jazz Festival, john cusco, mas la plana, miguel torres, Nuria bigorre, Penedès, Vijazz, Vinseum, waltraud, Wine Tourism, wine travel | Leave a comment

Mas Passamaner Rings Wedding Bells for Spanish Wine Lovers

By winepleasures | Published: July 6, 2010

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 [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged barcelona, Cava, Joaquin Koerpin, michelin star, Penedès, Priorat, tarragona, Terra Alta, weddings, wine | 2 Comments

Graphic Art Meets Spanish Wine at Ferré i Catasús

By winepleasures | Published: June 30, 2010

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 [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged 4gats, barcelona, gaudi, graphic art, la granada, Penedès, picasso, sumoll | Leave a comment

Beer Tasting Festival in Penedès (Spain) Wine Region impresses American Palate

By winepleasures | Published: June 13, 2010

In the high Penedes of Northern Spain is a region made famous for its wine production and especially Cava, Spain’s well know type of sparkling wine. However, today there was a celebration that the region or even Spain isn’t known for, its microbreweries. In the town of Sant Joan de Mediona, a festival [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours | Also tagged Alt Penedès, beer festival, beer tasting, ca l'arenys, Catalonia, enoturismo, eonturismo, guillem laporta, la font del diable, microbreweries, places, sant jhoan de mediona, tourism, travel | 1 Comment

Wine, Olive Oil, Iberian Ham, Oysters, Honey…..You Name it & You Can Travel & Tour It In Spain

By winepleasures | Published: May 10, 2010

Continuamos con la publicación de los contenidos de las ponencias durante la 2ª edición anual del Congreso Internacional de Enoturismo 2010. Hoy nos es grato publicar la presentación impartida por Jordi Torras (Director Curso ” Gestión y Gestión del Turismo del Vino – Universidad de Girona: Alimenturismo=Enoturismo+Oleoturismo+Jamónturismo… y Mucho Más. Metodo Alimenturismo Fechas para anotar: [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged Catalonia, conference, congreso, culinery tours, enoturismo, Wine Tourism, wine travel | Leave a comment

Culinery Tours Spain: La Ruta del Xató – Speaker Notes

By winepleasures | Published: May 2, 2010

Continuing with the publication of the 2nd Annual International Wine Tourism Conference Speaker Notes, we are pleased to publish the talk given by Ignasi Segui Matas of Parenthesis which participants found enlightening and usefil. The talk as per conference programme was: Xató – What’s That & Can [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours, Wine Tourism Conference | Also tagged catalunya, congreso, enoturismo, parenthesis, ruta del xató | Leave a comment

Blogging and Social Media for Wineries

By winepleasures | Published: May 1, 2010

Continuing with the publication of the 2nd Annual International Wine Tourism Conference Speaker Notes, we are pleased to publish the Round Table moderated by Albert Moreno (FeedbackWP) with panel members Barbara Siemianiuk (Caves Montau de Saurni), Ana Belén Hernández (Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists) & Marcel Sabaté i Coca (Cavas [...]

Topic: Wine Tasting Tours | Also tagged albert moreno, Blogging, cavas castellroig, cavas montau de sadurni, conference, feedbackwp, Social Media, Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists, wine tasting tours, Wine Tourism, wine travel | Leave a comment