by winepleasures | Dec 14, 2012 | Wine Tours, 50 Great Cavas
The small town of Castellvi de Rosanes is home to Canals Canals, a winery focusing on the production of cavas. My tour of Canals Canals started in the tasting room. And no, I didn’t skip all the history and production processes and go straight to sampling wine,...
by winepleasures | Dec 9, 2012 | Wine Tours, 50 Great Cavas
Vallformosa has maintained the passion of its forefathers by continuing to perfect the wine making process since its founding in 1865 by the Domenech family. The winery, first established in Vilobí del Penedès, has only seen family owners throughout five different...
by winepleasures | Oct 24, 2012 | 50 Great Cavas, Wine Tours
After a long work week, I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my Friday morning than at a winery. And, Finca Valldosera certainly did not disappoint. The adventure began with a drive down a long, gravel road leading to the main property. On the road, I began to...
by winepleasures | Oct 3, 2012 | 50 Great Cavas, Wine Tours
Today the Penedes region is Spain’s proud leader in the production of organic wine, but a bit more than thirty years ago words like “ecological” or “organic” had not much to do with Spanish wine. That was before the Albet i Noya family got into the business. In the...