On Sunday, the 28th of July, a fire broke out on the eastern side of the village of la Figuera in Priorat, Catalunya. Fire crews responded and via the efforts of 42 ground crew firefighters, with 12 air crew in support, they were able to extinguish the fire, but not before it burned 17ha of land including the 3.5ha vineyard of El Guixar that belongs to DO Montsant producer, Venus la Universal. Sadly, this lovely, high-elevation Grenache vineyard is the source for their excellent, Venus de la Figuera wine. The […]
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