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Checking in with Can Sumoi

by  |  19-02-2024

I don’t like making assumptions, so I’ll just say that I ‘think’ I was one of the first people to review the Can Sumoi wines back in early 2019. A lot of water had passed... more »
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Mastinell, Penedès, Catalunya

by  |  19-12-2023

When requesting wines for the large sparkling wine report, the winery, Mastinell sent in bottles for the Cava portion but also some still wine samples classified under DO Penedès. People who have been to the... more »

Largest expansion of Catalan ‘Vi de Finca’ wines to date

by  |  13-12-2023

At the stately Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona, INCAVI, the Catalan Wine Agency, presented the latest wines approved for the Vi de Finca classification. With a total of five new wines entering the list, it's... more »

Introducing the wines of Cisteller

by  |  30-10-2023

I’m certain that when Penedès’s Vi de Mas certification was released, many couldn’t believe that there were such things as “historic” farm estates or masies in Penedès. On a certain level, I can’t blame anyone... more »

A look at Torres’ Clos Ancestral wines

by  |  21-06-2023

Piece by piece, a decades-long project is coming to fruition for the Torres winery. These two wines reviewed below are comprised of grape varieties that were part of a long, long initiative to bring back... more »

New winery “incubator” opening in Penedès

by  |  01-05-2023

For anyone wanting to start up a winery, it’s an undeniable fact that the costs are onerous. Once you’ve secured a source of grapes via planting or buying (neither a small task), then you need... more »
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Heretat Laverna, Penedès, Catalunya

by  |  08-02-2023

Heretat Laverna is working in the Penedès region and producing all their wines organically as is inline with the region as a whole. These wines are from local/traditional varieties with the exception of the Merlot... more »

Viladomat-Aragó, a new take on organic Penedès whites

by  |  12-01-2023

The Penedès region is as vast as it is small. Bisected by an ugly gash that is the AP-7 highway, there are more than 30,000ha of vineyards spread across the plain and into the lower... more »

A surprise batch of Catalan Vins de Finca

by  |  22-12-2022

Charting the path of Vi de Finca wines in Catalunya or those of Vino de Pago in greater Spain, is a mighty tricky affair. While these are both single vineyard certifications akin to something of... more »

The wines from Malvasia de Sitges 2022

by  |  28-09-2022

That there are 10,000 grape varieties in the world is daunting. That there are also the countless synonyms, madness. Here is the story of but one finding new a new life in the modern age.... more »