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So... here were are nearly the end of another strange, yet perhaps slightly more manageable year in this "grand" time we find ourselves in. While we may be locking things down again, that doesn't mean... more »
So... here were are nearly the end of another strange, yet perhaps... more »
There are many reasons to get to know the winery of Alta Alella in Catalunya. The easiest one to understand is the location as it sits on a hill with an splendid view of the... more »
There are many reasons to get to know the winery of Alta... more »
Various news outlets have been circulating the new changes to DO Cava recently that are mainly about the application of subzone names and a change to the grouping of aging tiers. Why are they circulating... more »
Various news outlets have been circulating the new changes to DO Cava... more »
Today, Corpinnat, the breakaway group of high-quality sparkling wine producers in Catalunya's Penedès region, announced that they've just increased their membership from 10 to 11 with the addition of Celler Pardas. Pardas and its founders,... more »
Today, Corpinnat, the breakaway group of high-quality sparkling wine producers in Catalunya's... more »
August is usually a pretty slow month of spending a few days at the beach, dinners of cold dishes, and trying to get in dog walks before walking in the sun scorches you to a... more »
August is usually a pretty slow month of spending a few days... more »
So, it took about two years. This was time DO Cava spent consulting and figuring out how to release a zone and subzone classification scheme. This is no small feat given that the idea is... more »
So, it took about two years. This was time DO Cava spent... more »
The regulatory board of DO Cava has announced that for the 2020 harvest, maximum yields per hectare will be dropped from 12,000 to 10,000 which is a reduction of nearly 17%. As is the purvey... more »
The regulatory board of DO Cava has announced that for the 2020... more »
One can’t claim that the DO Cava hasn’t been active over the last few months. An important reason for the new boost is having a new president. Another is having changed up their communications department,... more »
One can’t claim that the DO Cava hasn’t been active over the... more »
Yesterday, September 5th, three groups of viticulturists in the Penedès region (Unió de Pagesos, JARC, and Viticultors del Penedès), held a planned harvest strike against the ongoing grape pricing scandal in DO Cava. More than... more »
Yesterday, September 5th, three groups of viticulturists in the Penedès region (Unió... more »
After the departure of the Corpinnat wineries at the start of this year, one would have thought DO Cava didn’t need any more bad press, but yet, it was announced last week that the large... more »
After the departure of the Corpinnat wineries at the start of this... more »
