by winepleasures | Sep 18, 2010 | Wine Tours
If you thought a pleasant bike ride would be the ideal way to be introduced to the ancient wine-producing region of Penedes, then think again. Having sampled some of the local wine since my arrival in Spain two days ago, I was eager to explore the winding roads and...
by winepleasures | Aug 25, 2010 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
Some 95% of Spain’s answer to Champagne is produced in Catalunya under the Appellation of Cava. The industry is dominated by the two mass producers Freixenet and Codorniu whose acrimonious rivalry has at times acted as a brake on Cava’s progress rather than a spur to...
by winepleasures | Jun 13, 2010 | Wine Tours
In the high Penedes of Northern Spain is a region made famous for its wine production and especially Cava, Spain’s well know type of sparkling wine. However, today there was a celebration that the region or even Spain isn’t known for, its microbreweries. In the town...
by winepleasures | Feb 3, 2010 | Wineries Review, Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Grape Escape Destinations in Portugal. Grape Escape Destinations in Portugal Portugal is a largely undiscovered treasure-trove for wine & food lovers: 35 winemaking regions and 11 wine routes, from North to South, the oldest demarcated and controlled winemaking...
by winepleasures | Jan 14, 2010 | Wine Conference
Debemos de nuevo comenzar forzosamente manifestándoles el orgullo que tiene los organizadores de la 2ª edición del Wine Pleasures Congreso Internacional de Enoturismo por haber conseguido que una personalidad de la talla de Mónica Muñoz imparta una ponencia completa...