Champagnes’ place in the popular culture originates in the cellars of the Hautvillers’ Benedictine Abbey. Fermentation of wine produced there would stop prematurely due to exposure to low temperatures common to northern France harsh colder seasons. As the...
Adega Cooperativa de Palmela was founded in 1955 and started production in 1958 under the name Adega Cooperativa da Região do Moscatel de Setúbal with just 50 members. Now, counting 300 associates and an area of roughly 1,000 acres of vineyards, it quickly became...
Parés Baltà, owned by the Cusiné family, has been passed down from father to son since 1790. There are currently three active generations of this family: the grandmother, Rosa Cusiné; her son, Joan Cusiné Cusiné; and his sons, Joan and Josep Cusiné Carol. A...
After solely focusing their publishing efforts into demystifying the sparkling Spanish delicacy, cava, by creating the annually released 50 Great Cavas eBook, the innovative minds of Wine Pleasures have once again become inspired to spread the good wine word. Wine...
So densely packed with all manner of deciduous and evergreen trees is the 10,000 square metres plot which is home to the Wine Pleasures Business, that it’s not really possible to see the boundaries! Roughly constructed walkways allow ambling access to cultivated...