by winepleasures | Aug 27, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Hopping into a Toyota four by four run by Cornudella Turistic we bounced our way down the narrow dirt path leading up to the Siurana nature reserve. A quick stop to open the park gate – made possible by our driver’s connections to a park ranger that had...
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 | Aug 24, 2010 | Wine Tours
We descended into the valley of Priorat midmorning to spectacular views of vines and wineries. Classic Spanish buildings spotted the hillsides. The Montsant mountains hovered in the near distance. It was quite the welcome to this up and coming wine region. Arriving at...
by winepleasures | Jul 30, 2010 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours, Wine Conference
The International Wine Tourism Conference to be held in Porto, Portugal Janury 31-February 6 announces the launch of the What´s Wine Tourism to You Contest! Participants have the chance to win 2 free tickets to the 3 day International Wine Tourism Conference and...
by winepleasures | Jul 18, 2010 | Wine Tours, Wine Conference
Amidst the ancient Cathar castles and specifically of Queribus, in the village of Saint Paul de Fenouillet that neighbors Maury, three generations of wine producers uphold the exceptional reputation that the Domaine Salvat has enjoyed since the 19th century. The...