by winepleasures | Jul 18, 2018 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review, 50 Great Cavas, 50 Great Sparkling Wines, Wine Travel, Interviews
Up in the Alt Penedès, watched over by the impressive peak of Montserrat, Mas Codina is a small organic family winery, which maintains very much of a local and traditional feel, growing 40 hectares of red and white grapes. A lazy Saturday morning provided the perfect...
by winepleasures | Jul 3, 2018 | Wine Tours, 50 Great Cavas, Wine Travel
Sitting in a privileged location a stone’s throw from Igualada (the capital of the Catalonian province of Anoia), Fermí Bohigas winery, nestled amongst woods and vineyards, carries an illustrious wine making heritage stretching back nearly 800 years into the 21st...
by winepleasures | Jun 25, 2018 | Wine Tours, 50 Great Cavas, Wine Travel
Founded in 1910, this small winery is now run by the founder’s grand daughter, Montse Rexach Peixó, following faithfully in the footsteps of the previous generations to produce up to 150,000 bottles of Cava a year befitting the family name. Even in the pouring rain,...
by winepleasures | May 22, 2017 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review, 50 Great Cavas, Wine Travel
A patchwork quilt of vineyards greets you as you wind your way down the 2 lane road the leads to the small town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. Off in the distance, you see the silhouette of the jagged mountains, and as you get closer to Cellers Most Doré (producing...
by winepleasures | May 2, 2017 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review, 50 Great Cavas, Wine Travel
The Torelló estate dates all the way back to the 14th century shown by a document dated the 17th of June, 1395. Throughout the years the name has changed through marriages but today it remains the original Torelló name which is the 22nd generation on this estate....
by winepleasures | Apr 24, 2017 | Wine Tours, Wineries Review, 50 Great Cavas, Wine Travel
Low seated bush vines separated by fields of golden wheat follow the rolling hills within the basin of the small county of Conca de Barbara in the town of Pira, 115 km northwest of Barcelona. As you approach Celler Carles Andreu, you feel the serenity of the crater. ...