by winepleasures | Jul 28, 2009 | Wine Tours
Everything about Chozas Carrascal exuded heat, literally and figuratively. It was 37o C in early June, but only the vines were standing up to the blazing sun. While we conversed in the cool of the shaded patio and main house, I felt the passion the family had for...
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 | Jul 14, 2009 | Wine Tours
Wine Pleasures Wine Country Bike Tour in Spain 09.00 Arrive Wine Pleasures in the High Penedès (Alt Penedès) We set off at 9:30 am to miss the hot midday sun. The sky was blue already so we knew we had a gorgeous day ahead of us. All kitted out with helmets, water...
by winepleasures | Jul 11, 2009 | Wine Tours
Wine Pleasures – wine tasting tours. Today we were joined by two Canadians to visit a couple of wineries, Rimarts and Pares Balta. Lois, a sommelier for Nyood Restaurant and Kultura Social, and her partner Joel were touring Spain and contacted Wine Pleasures to...
by winepleasures | Jul 8, 2009 | Wine Tours
Before today, I had not realised that some 95% of all cavas are produced in the Penedès region. Armed with that knowledge, it was with mounting excitement that I looked forward to my visit to one of the renowned cava producers of the region, Pages Entrena. Joan Pages...
by winepleasures | Jul 6, 2009 | Wine Tours
The Vilafranca jazz festival, Vijazz, is in its third year and has gone from strength to strength. This year the organisers are expecting 45,000 people to descend on Vilafranca to take advantage of this free festival to see performers that would normally be charging...