Tag Archives: Valencia

History of Vicente Gandia’s ambitious Wine Tourism Project in the DO Utiel – Requena (Valencia)

By winepleasures | Published: January 22, 2010
With some 5,500 wineries in the whole of Spain how many do you think there are geared up to actively encouraging wine enthusiasts to go and visit them? 500?, 100? Count them on two hands? What is for sure is that there are more than there were 3 years agao when Wine Pleasures started getting [...]
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Wine Pleasures visits Chozas Carrascal (Utiel-Requena)

By winepleasures | Published: July 28, 2009
Everything about Chozas Carrascal exuded heat, literally and figuratively. It was 37o C in early June, but only the vines were standing up to the blazing sun. While we conversed in the cool of the shaded patio and main house, I felt the passion the family had for their vineyard and business, and their natural warmth [...]
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Paella de Requena alguién?

By winepleasures | Published: March 28, 2009
Durante los Wine Pleasures Workshops, el Hotel Subur Maritim nos preparó una paella para una de las comidas. En mi mesa tenía una valenciana a mi lado y la preguntamos como estaba la paella. Adivinar su respuesta. Unos días más tarde y con un grupo de importadores participantes en el workshop fuimos a visitar la DO [...]
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Clever Wineries from the Comunidad de Valencia see clear export opportunities at the Wine Pleasures Workshops

By winepleasures | Published: March 2, 2009
The Comunidad de Valencia has 3 Denominaciones de Origen: Alicante, Utiel – Requena and Valencia – all of which will be well represented at the Wine Pleasures Workshop: Buyer meets Spanish Cellar. Particpating wineries will be offering interesting blends using grape varieties such as Bobal, Monastrell, Cabernat Franc, Petit Verdot and Garnacha Tintorera for reds [...]
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ORGANIC VITICULTURE IN THE COMUNIDAD OF VALENCIANA

By winepleasures | Published: December 30, 2008
Speaker Pedro Calabuig – Pequeñas Bodegas de Levante La Comunidad Valenciana is one of the most visited regions in Spain due to the nice temperatures during the year. When we talk about wines from Comunidad Valenciana, however, we mean regions with a long-standing tradition in producing wines, mostly with Monastrell red grape and Moscatel as the [...]
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