Cava Made in Heaven

by | Oct 8, 2010 | Wine Tours

The Montau de Sadumí winery is my idea of heaven; the rustic farmhouse-like arches and dark cellars greet us along with Xavier, one of the family owners. This is Cava central and we purvey historic cast iron bottling machines and step through fifteen-century barn...

The Great Spanish Grape Harvest

by | Oct 3, 2010 | Wine Tours

The old and hooked, craggy branches of rows upon rows of vines stretch as far as the eye can see under the late September sun, ready to be harvested. The vineyards of La Baltana Vella are the setting for the grape harvest, which commences in late August, and the sun...

Barcelona’s Mostra de Vins i Caves de Catalunya

by | 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...

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