Events
Enotourism Day 2012 is coming!
by Editorial | 04-11-2012 ~ 1 Comment
As declared by Recevin (the "European Network of Wine Cities") the second Sunday of November is officially Enotourism Day. That means that this November 11th, it's time to tour some cellars, drink some wine, and... more »
The Torroja harvest tasting
by Editorial | 02-11-2012 ~ 4 Comments
I was fortunate enough to be in Priorat during the fall harvest party (or festa de la verema) that was put on by L'Infernal and Terroir al Límit this last week, in the small village... more »
Tasting DO Ribeiro wines at Mercat de Mercats
by Editorial | 22-10-2012
Galician white wines have always been on our radar. Regions like Rias Baixas are better known outside of Galicia, but the DO Ribeiro has gained a great deal in fame in recent years, especially for... more »
Breakfast, tweets, and wine in the Priorat
by Editorial | 18-10-2012
Earlier this month, we were invited to to take part in a a "Breakfast & Tweets" meetup at Hostal Sport in Falset, Priorat put together by two of the most active promoters of enotourism in... more »
La Quinta Essència dels Llops
by Elia VS | 02-10-2012
While we where in Priorat last weekend, our friend-in-blog, Ruth Troyano tipped us off to a promising event at the Falset castle, a historic building that has been turned in to a wine museum dashed... more »
And now, castellers
by Editorial | 23-09-2012
[vimeo 50011489] It's not wine-related (although we tried something new from the Catalan Wine Fair afterwards) but if you haven't seen castellers before, here's a video we took in Plaça de Sant Jaume today. This... more »
The goodness of Celler Frisach
by Miquel Hudin | 25-05-2012 ~ 6 Comments
Another winery we were pleased to make the acquaintance of at the DO Terra Alta tasting in Barcelona two weeks ago was Celler Frisach. They're a three year-old winery with a lengthy family tradition of... more »
The high taste of Altavins
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2012
We managed to get a tasting of Altavins at the DO Terra Alta tasting in Barcelona two weeks ago. They were one of the stand-outs of the wineries and presented some quite enjoyable wines at... more »
The down low on DO Terra Alta
by Miquel Hudin | 13-05-2012
Yesterday afternoon we attended a tasting of 12 wineries from the Terra Alta region that took place in Pla de Palau, Barcelona to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their DO. This is a region that's... more »
Apetit, Blue, Brava, & Piquentum
by Miquel Hudin | 23-04-2012
After Mr. Bibich's Friday night pouring, there was another winemaker tasting event at Apetit, on Saturday. I almost didn't go as I was, well, rather "soft" after Friday night and had missed a number of... more »