by winepleasures | Sep 27, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
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,...
by winepleasures | Sep 25, 2011 | Wineries Review, Wine Tours
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....
by winepleasures | Sep 22, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
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...
by winepleasures | Sep 20, 2011 | Wineries Review, Wine Tours
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...
by winepleasures | Sep 18, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
My heritage is what has shaped me into the person I am. It’s the traditions and cultures that have been passed down to me through my parents, grandparents, great grandparents and older ancestors. The essence of what heritage really signifies was no more apparent to me...
by winepleasures | Sep 14, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review
I hate to admit it but the wine industry is dominated by men and being a woman in the industry I have to say I was refreshingly delighted to meet Eva Ventura from Mas Bertran Viticultors to have a tour of her Cava cellar. This small, family-owned bodegas focal point...