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All aboard wine lovers! Capita Vidal sets sail into 50 Great Cavas
From the get-go, I was intrigued by the name of this bodega and the anchors shown within the family crest; thankfully, I didn’t have to wait long to hear more since we were greeted by the proprietors daughter and she was happy to explain. We learned that the winery was named Capita Vidal, or Captain [...]
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 [...]
Topic: Wine Tours, Wineries Review Also tagged 50 great cavas, Cava, enoturismo, rimarts, spain, wine travel Leave a comment
Intimate Luxury in Catalonia: Hotel Mas Passamaner
The second we drove up to the five-star hotel, Mas Passamaner in the DO Tarragona region, I knew I was a someplace special. It wasn’t grandiose, fancy, or impersonal like I expected a five-star hotel to be, rather it was a unique, quaint, personal place where every last detail had been beautifully attended to. Designed [...]
Topic: Wine Tours Also tagged Joachim Koerper, mas passamaner, spain, tarragona, travel, wine wedding 1 Comment
Wish you were here!
Set on the beautiful island of Mallorca (or Majorca, whichever you prefer) in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea you will find the traditional yet modern Bodega of José L. Ferrer (JLF). With old presses and pumps lying around the place you are sure to get a feel for the romantic vision of the young [...]
Topic: Wine Tours Also tagged Binissalem, enoturismo, José L. Ferrer, mallorca, travel Leave a comment
Birthday bike tour through the hillsides of the Penedes
Most of the bike tours with Wine Pleasures are for an intimate look at the the unique surround and history that makes up this region perfect for great Cava wines and to get a taste of what they have to offer. On this particular trip, though, we also celebrated the end of one chapter of life and the [...]
Topic: Wine Tours Also tagged bike tour, cal grapisso, Cava, La LLacuna, Sant Joan de Mediona, spanish wine, torrens moliner Leave a comment
Press Release #50 Great Cavas 2011
Over the month of August, the team at Wine Pleasures will taste 50 Cavas from an array of producers to help the consumer understand the great wine that is Cava. The Cavas will be sorted into five categories according to age (Brut Nature, Brut, Rose, Reserva, Gran Reserva) and marked using a 100 point system. [...]
Italian jazz pianist, Enrico Pieranunzi fuses jazz with Cava
Jazz. Wine. Are the two really related? That seems to be the question all abuzz at the moment in the Spanish wine-tourism community. Jazz and wine evenings are popping up all over the country but is this just a propaganda stunt or does the combination of jazz music and fine wine spark a hidden magic [...]
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