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 […]
23 years on the lees: Turó d’en Mota 1999
The longest aged sparkling wine from Spain was released after 23 years of ageing on the lees.
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!
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 most important challenge for sparkling wine producers. The results have just been announced, and Gramona has collected 3 gold medals – with this result Gramona is the most successful of […]
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 – can these notions ever match? I am not a natural wine fan, what is more, the recent buzz around wines dubbed as “natural” or “low intervention” made me sceptical. […]
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 remain organic. What is more, they seriously work on “Plan B”, research resistant grapes already with some promising results. And on top of all: they offer one of the most […]
