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...
by winepleasures | Aug 19, 2012 | Wine Tours
The Font Cuitora is situated just off the centre of La Llacuna, serving as a popular village spring. We arrive to find two locals filling up eight five-litre bottles. With two down and six to be filled, we make a hasty u-turn and return five minutes later when the...
by winepleasures | Jul 14, 2012 | Wine Tours
Close to the Mediterranean Sea and surrounded by mountains and vineyards, the village of Bellvei bears the name of “the beautiful neighbor” if translated from Catalan. Neighbor to what? We went exploring. Our visit begins in the Cellers Avgvstvs (mind the spelling:...
by winepleasures | May 26, 2012 | Wine Tours
Reversal of the traditional methodology for Wine Tasting I cast my mind back to the very first wine tasting I ever did. I was very enthusiastic and motivated to learn. It was interesting to discover how much there was to wine tasting what with all those subtle...
by winepleasures | May 12, 2012 | food, Wine Tours, Wine Conference
When many people think of Croatia they do not think of wine and culinary Tourism. Think again! The Croation National Tourist Board breaks Croatian down into digestible chunks and include Kvarner, Dalmazia, Zagrabria Slavonia and Istria. Istria (or ISTRA to Croats) is...