by winepleasures | Apr 29, 2012 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
The Movimento Turismo del Vino (Wine Tourism Movement) is an association created in 1993 that has encouraged Italian wineries to open their doors to visitors: Italy has now become the country of “Cantine Aperte,” the annual event organised by MTV on the last Sunday of...
by winepleasures | Mar 26, 2012 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
We arrived, on a warm Saturday morning, at Finca Valldosera´s sun-drenched estate, tucked amidst its many vineyards and expansive pine forest of the low-to-middle Penedes. Immediately, we piled into a four-wheel drive vehicle and climbed to the top of a nearby peak to...
by winepleasures | Feb 22, 2012 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
The Penedes region is Catalonia’s largest region in terms of size and production, and covers an area of 27,000 hectares of vineyards. Varieties include Macabeo, Chardonnay, Subirat Parent, Xarel·lo and Parellada white vines, as well as the red varieties of Mazuela,...
by winepleasures | Jan 2, 2012 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
It’s a place where you get 300 days of sun a year and where winemaking dates back to the time of the Roman’s in 123 B.C. It’s the Island of Mallorca, an 8-hour ferry ride from Barcelona or Valencia. It was here in 1856 that now one of the largest wineries on the...
by winepleasures | Dec 25, 2011 | Wine Tours
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 Luis Ferrer (JLF). With old presses and pumps lying around the place you are sure to get a feel...
by winepleasures | Dec 11, 2011 | Wine Tours
Imagine a town where there is a winery for every eight inhabitants, that town is called Villabuena. In the heart of Rioja, the small town is home to eighty wineries and 350 locals. I was greeted by Carmen, the commercial director at Bodegas Luis Cañas, who led me to...