Catalan tasting menu with 6 or 10 sparkling wines
If you visit Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, you will have more than enough wineries to visit, but when it comes to having dinner or tasting different sparkling wines at one place, well, the Capital of Cava cannot offer much nowadays. There are a few bars selling mostly beer and a few brands of sparling, and restaurants […]
Spanish bubbles for a good cause
Masterclass in Timișoara (Romania) on 17 November By Ágnes Németh RoVinHud – as the name suggests – is a „winy reincarnation” of Robin Hood, the legendary rebel, who helped the poor. Zoltán Szövérdfi-Szép, the brain and the engine behind RoVinHud annual wine event has been working tirelessly to collect fund to help people with disabilities. I am proud to be […]
The Best Biodynamic and Best Organic Sparkling Wines are both Spanish!
CSWWC 2024 The medal winners of the 11th Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) were announced on 16 September with a total of 167 Gold and 229 Silver Medals awarded. Nearly 1000 sparkling wines were judged over 11 days from 20 countries. Spain achieved the 4th position on the ranking of countries according to the number […]
The estate of the happiest wild boars
Celler Eudald Massana and its biodynamic paradise – tasting Innat cava without added sulphur
Rare grape Autora wine for fighting breast cancer
Though Xarel·lo is a well know variety in the land of cava, its variation, Xarel·lo Vermell is less known and only a few estates bottle it is a varietal wine. Cava Bertha family estate (near Sant Sadurní d’Anoia) makes a varietal wine of Xarel·lo Vermell called Autora, what’s more, Autora is a complex project all […]
Llopart and Naveran in Wine Enthusiast Top 100
The annual top list US influential wine magazine has two Spanish sparkling wines, both happen to be from Catalonia.
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.
Catwalk in the vineyard
Sumarroca cava house in Penedés wine region has organized the second edition of its fashion show together with 108 Joyas, a jewel company based in Barcelona.
2 in 1 = cava maker & chef
Solà Raventós and its cooking channel The little settlement near Barcelona, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia is undoubtedly the centre of the Spanish sparkling wine production with giants like Freixenet, with renowned houses like Gramona and besides the famous ones there are several more to discover. There are about 85 wineries in the tiny town of 12 […]
