by winepleasures | Nov 21, 2009 | Wine Workshops
You’ve probably been thinking we have been having a long fiesta? Not the case, we have been working hard to increase the number of places on the 2009 Wine Pleasures Reverse Trade Mission to Spain, from February 10 – 15, 2010 and we are delighted to announce that...
by winepleasures | Sep 27, 2009 | Wine Workshops, Wine Conference
2nd edition of the Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop 1- 4 Feb 2010 On February 1st 2010 over 200 wine tourism professionals from around the world will descend on the little know Catalan village of La Beguda Baixa in the Penedès &...
by winepleasures | Aug 14, 2009 | Wine Tours
We saddle up for our 2 hour ride to the Artcava Winery at 9 am needing to be there by 11:30. The beginning of which was a wonderfully winding 12k downhill. I remember feeling a bit guilty that I had the pleasure of cruising down the mountain upon seeing the faces of...
by winepleasures | Jul 16, 2009 | Wine Tours
Second part of a Wine Pleasures winery visit programme I was lucky enough to witness. Our visit to Parés Baltà was the complete antithesis to Rimarts. For starters, Parés Baltà is an older (established in 1790), much bigger winery with a staff of over fifty and five...
by winepleasures | Feb 6, 2009 | Wine Workshops
Wine Pleasures Workshop: Buyer meets Spanish Cellar The Winery J. Miquel Jané is located on the heart of Alt Penedès, one of best place to produce wine in Catalonia. The 95ha-vineyard is situated at an altitude of 500 metres above sea level, where the contrast in day...