Rooster Balls and Catalan grapes unknown

by Editorial | 13-09-2012

Last week, when dropping off copies of our Empordà guide, we stopped in at Mas Molla in Calonge (Baix Empordà). As things go, we got talking with the current family winemaker, Montse Molla about local... more »

Vi de pagès, the natural wines of Calonge

by Miquel Hudin | 17-02-2012 ~ 2 Comments

In Catalonia, they call it "vi de pagès". Literally, this means "peasants' wine" and honestly that doesn't sound terribly appetizing. But, a better translation to understand the whole process in English is "natural wine". That's... more »

Reusing wine bottles… at the winery

by Miquel Hudin | 30-01-2012 ~ 2 Comments

In these times of more active ecology in all facets of life, I have often wondered as to why we don't recycle our wine bottles. Naturally, a great many of us divert them from the... more »