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Raventos i Blanc De Nit “Seduction in a glass” 50 Great Cavas
After visiting Raventos i Blanc in the heart of Sant Sadurni D’Anoia, the thing that continually comes to mind is absolute opulence and attention to detail. When you arrive at the entrance to their property, you drive through row after row of their beautifully manicured vines until you reach their property across the street from [...]
Enchanting & Romantic Rovellats Ideal to taste some of the 50 Great Cavas of Spain
After a 15k bike ride from the Wine Pleasures Estate in the high Penedes Mountains, the first thing I needed to do when we arrived at Rovellats winery was to use ‘el bano’. Turns out, this wasn’t just a ‘down the hall, to the right’ sort of bathroom tour; I was led into a 10th [...]
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Sparkling Success for Ferret Guasch in 50 Great Cava E-book
As I sipped my glass of 2007 Brute Nature Reserve and reached for a second piece of coca, the traditional cream and pine-nut pastry made in this region of Spain, Mrs. Ferret explained to me just what made Ferret Guasch’s Cavas different from the rest. Quality, quality, quality, not quantity she said…and the fact that [...]
Swifts & Swallows inspire Mas Can Colomé
The XVIIIth-century enchanted country-house of premium producer Mas Can Colomé (MCC) sits romantically atop a hill surrounded by 40 hectares of vines. The Almirall family have worked this land generation after generation to firmly put their stamp on the wine world. The two brothers behind the operation (Pere Lluís and Joseph Almirall) work alongside Pere [...]
Canals i Munné Sparkles in e-book 50 Great Cavas
Peanuts and Cava for breakfast; doesn’t get much better right? Well, if that Cava happens to be from Canals i Munné, then it does. We visited this bodega first thing in the morning, a little weary from our tasting of 11 Cavas the night before, but the up-beat Spanish music and equally up-beat Enologist and [...]
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Gramona is excellence in a bottle
Gramona is excellence in a bottle. It is excellence that has been patiently nurtured, crafted and is constantly under constant innovation. It is these qualities that have made Gramona Cavas stand out not only on a national level but also globally. The philosophy at this Bodega is to make complex aged Cavas in contrast to [...]
Hand or machine disgorging? Rimarts has the answer!
Rimarts are known across Catalonia for their unique approach to disgorgement, all undertaken by hand. With this in mind, we set off with a sense of excitement at seeing this process in the flesh. We were greeted by Ernest, one of the sons that now run the business, in the foyer of the winery. The [...]
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Latitud 41, Calafell for sun, sea, food and wine fusion!
The serene blueness of the Mediterranean Sea, the funky modern red, grey and white décor and the pure tranquility that washes over you is what you can expect when dining at the trendy new restaurant and lounge ‘Latitud 41’. Located on Calafell beach promenade at the Hotel Kursaal there is a mix of relaxation and [...]
Topic: Wine Tours Also tagged calafell, enoturismo, hotel kursaal, latitude 41, mas can colomé, spain, Wine Tourism 4 Comments
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