by winepleasures | Sep 29, 2010 | Wine Tours
My wine tasting knowledge was happily expanded this weekend at the 30th Mostra de Vins i Caves de Catalunya which was part of the Barcelona Merce ’10 festival. Lines of quaint white marquees facing the harbour (in the old part of town) greeted us after a hike...
by winepleasures | Jul 16, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Summer is the perfect time to snack on fresh fruit, but a question I rarely ask myself is where that snack comes from. At home, I try to get most of my produce from farmer’s markets, but in Spain I decided to go straight to the farm itself. The Olivella-Font Clara...
by winepleasures | Jul 6, 2010 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
Sunlight pours through the tall windows that bound the lobby of Mas Passamaner, where I’m sitting on one of the room’s oversized plush couches surrounded by sleek wicker accents. The manager offers café con leche as he explains that the five-star hotel served as a...
by winepleasures | Jun 30, 2010 | Wine Conference, Wine Tours
Upon arrival at Ferré i Catasús, it is difficult to tell whether the building is a winery or a modern art gallery. Surrounded by bright flowers, gleaming fountains, and rows of blooming grapevines, the Ferré i Catasús winery sits in the heart of the Penedès region of...
by winepleasures | May 11, 2010 | Wine Tours
This Friday Wine Pleasures in collaboration with SpanishinSitges will be leading a Cava Wine tasting for learners of Spanish as a Foreign Language. Employing the learning methodology “Teaching Through the Target Language” students get to kill two birds...