There is something about Maury
Roussillon is a region rich with scenic beauty, castles, the Mediterranean and wines. Here we talk about Maury and it’s environs where some excellent wines are produced.
Author: Vijna
Distracted along the Pyrenees Coast
Sometimes distraction is a gift, especially when you are making your way across the Pyrenees. This was definitely one of those times when the journey itself was the destination. Parting from the agonizingly beautiful Spanish coast was difficult. Cadaques and Port Lligat were some of the most charming places we had been to and leaving [...]
Nemea – A lion amongst Greek wines
Nemea is the home of Agiorgitiko, one of Greece’s prominent red grapes. Read all about it and Asprokambos where Pirgakis produces some stunning red wines.
Tasting Emporda Wines at AV Bodeguers
In the The Sacrament of the Last Supper by Salvador Dali, a very clean shaven Jesus Christ sits with his back towards the Kingdom of Paradise, which to Dali was the coastline of Port Lligat. In front of him is a glass of wine, with its shadows falling across the table. The glass is half [...]
AV Bodeguers and the garage of Conxita Vilarmau Pal.
In the DO Emporda, in the village of Vilamaniscle is the winery AV Bodeguers. The sons of Conxita Vilarmau Pal and their wives guide this excellent property.
Time to Dali
Posted On Dec 03, 2018
in Travel
Salvador Dali spent a great part of his life in Costa Brava. We took some time off from looking for wine to explore the region.
Dreaming of trouts and other wines of Ferré i Catasus.
For a family run winery, there is a lot of breadth to the wines produced here. We are familiar with many of the wines of this estate and therefore decided to taste only the ones we were not acquainted with or the ones we wanted to revisit. So, here are some of our impressions from [...]
Ferré i Catasus – A gem in the Penedès Wine Country
Ferré i Catasus is a family run winery in the Alt Penedès. This winery has a history rooted in the region and their portfolio reflects the art of the land.
Be the Cava – A method act in the Penedès Wine Country
Posted On Nov 01, 2018
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When you stack layers of bottles on top of each other, it is called a “Rima”. Rima is Catalan for Rhyme. What a word to use for stacked wine bottles! If you stack bottles of Cava on each other, it is still called a rima, but it looks cooler than just regular wine bottles. But, [...]
