by winepleasures | Feb 8, 2013 | Wine Tours
The team at Wineware thoroughly enjoy embarking on new adventures and countries, including searching for the very best wine tasting weekends in the UK and overseas. We believe it is the best way to learn about wine; a practical and educational hands on environment....
by winepleasures | Jan 25, 2013 | Wine Tours
Barcelona’s attractions are just too many to be described in a few words; from Catalan food to brilliant architecture, Barcelona attracts thousands of visitors every year without fail. There are many oenophiles around the world that know that Barcelona is one of the...
by winepleasures | Dec 31, 2012 | 50 Great Cavas, Wine Tours
Traveling down the winding roads in the Penedes, it is hard not to spot Vallformosa from a distance. With 397 hectares of vineyards, Vallformosa is the 4th biggest winery in terms of production. But, this winery offers much beyond its impressive structure and large...
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 | Nov 14, 2012 | Wine Workshops, Wine Tours
Susanna Bianconi is the lady behind the scenes of Valle di Assisi. She bought the area where the main hotel is in 1997. They were able to acquire the neighbouring Tenuta and so planted the vines in the year 2000. The idea was to have a place that preserves what Umbria...