It was just back in November of 2021 that Catalunya’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with most of the changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the most striking, or even key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”. Despite this having appeared but six months ago, the first five have now been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès […]

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