by winepleasures | Mar 18, 2011 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
The 2011 Wine Pleasures Reverse Trade Mission to Spain for wine importers was hosted in the seaside town of Calafell south of Barcelona. Salvador Valles owns and manages the lovely Hotel Antiga on the main square just below the medieval castle and next door to the...
by winepleasures | Mar 11, 2011 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of” calçots! (with apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson). Calçots (pronounced cal-sots) are a traditional Catalonian dish which is served only when the calçots are ready for harvest which is any time...
by winepleasures | Mar 2, 2011 | Wine Workshops
Clos Pons, a winery is located in Les Garrigues district (Lleida) is set in a landscape dominated by olive and almond trees and distinguished by its dry and arid terroir. A group of wine importers were taken to the Pons estate as part of the Wine Pleasures Reverse...
by winepleasures | Feb 13, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
The Great Spanish Wine Quiz, part of the After Conference Programme at the 2011 International Wine Tourism Conference in Oporto proved to be very enjoyable and humbling. Winning team had three Spanish based players including the Carles Tubella (Vice Presidente de la...
by winepleasures | Feb 9, 2011 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
The 3rd International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop ended last week and since then we have been inundated with positive feedback. Here is just one of the many received from Jenny Prinsloo, CEO of the Franschhoek Wine Valley: “I am delighted that I...