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Juvé & Camps cava among Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines
The influential US wine magazine has revealed the annual list of their top 100 wines. This year there is one Spanish sparkling wine on the list at the 43rd position: Juvé & Camps Brut Nature Cava Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva 2018.
1st Corpinnat Saloon in Barcelona
Long ageing is just one of the secrets of Corpinnat sparkling wines. On the 20th of November professionals and wine connoisseurs will have the chance to taste sparkling wines from all the 12 members of Corpinnat.
Two Spanish (Catalan) World Champions at CSWWC
The “Oscar of sparkling wines” is undoubtedly the contest found by Tom Stevenson and held annually in England. Spain has won the world cup in two categories! Congratulations to Maset and Gramona!
Misery and joy: harvest 2023 in Penedés
The 3rd consecutive year with barely any rain, loss of quantity, also some loss of vines in the vineyard, yet there is hope. Is it a grape variety? Is it irrigation? Is it just simply adapting and raising price? We have asked a couple of key players of Penedés wine scene.
Harvest feast with bubbles and tears
Corpinnat event at Llopart in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia (Penedés, Catalonia) The 2nd edition of ‘Nit de Verema’ (Harvest Night) event was held last Thursday, this
Gramona is the most successful at the “Oscar” of sparkling wines
3 gold medals at the 10th Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships The world cup founded by top sparkling expert Tom Stevenson is undoubtedly the
Are you good at blind tasting? Win 30 000 euros!
Tasting contest in pairs in Barcelona Vila Viniteca import company organizes the 16th edition of the blind tasting contest in Barcelona on 3 March 2024.
Resurrected from the 17th century
STILL good:) (Though SparklingSpain is dedicated to sparkling wines, I write about still wines as well, especially if there is a connection.) Purity and richness
Pét Nat in can?
Yes, it is possible, what is more, it exists! Castelo Pedregosa has a whole range of canned wine products, and MI Pét-Nat is one of
Josephine, the eccentric mademoiselle
Tasting Recaredo Intens Rosat in another way On my recent visit at Recoredo I discovered a new glass brand, the unique shaped Josephine. Recaredo team
Catalan rosé sparklings tasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW
The renowned British rosé wine expert, Elizabeth Gabay Master of Wine tasted 18 rosé sparkling wines from Penedès wine region, Catalonia. The wines were collected
Albet i Noya – saviours of the planet
Big words, aren’t they? However, the first organic estate in the whole of Spain sacrifices even the 70% of the crop in some vintages to
Rioja sparkling – give it another chance!
By Ágnes Németh At ProWein on the first day I visited Rioja community stand, and since I am a bubble fun, I certainly started with
A delicious temptation to say yes to
Mas Candí Brut Nature Corpinnat 2019 First I tasted this sparkling wine, put down my notes, tasted again and again on the next day. Then
Sparkling wine and lees – relationship until the end
Hungary, Champagne, Penedés I must confess I have not had the chance to taste Koch Szűretlen Chardonnay yet, but I am very curious, and when
My old vine soul mate
Recaredo: Turó d’en Mota This article below is a personal one, it was written a year ago. Maybe a bit cheesy, maybe a bit too
