Chronicling the wines, doings, stuff, and people from the wine region of Catalunya for English speaking peoples.
While the Catalan vulgarity all over the bottle is quite the conversation piece, the wine is far from vulgar. If you want a conversation starter for a first date, this is the choice! — 10 years ago
A lovely organic from the grape growers in the upper mountains of Penedes. +500 comes from the fact the grapes are all grown above 500 meters, giving great depth to this wine. Raim500.com is a grape growers association, and this is their first vintage under their own label in collaboration with Josep Mitjans, winemaker at Loxarel. — 10 years ago
Impressed with how well this one matured. — 10 years ago
A new label for Torre del Veguer is more of a reflection of just how fun and tasty this wine is. A unique blend of two types of Xarel•lo makes this a great wine with dinner or one for sitting on the beach watching the Mediterranean. love it! — 10 years ago
Tasty combination of macabeo and garnatxa blanc - Marco Abella left out its typical third grape for the 2014 vintage as they weren't happy with the harvest. I prefer the 50/50 combo of this vintage! — 10 years ago
Cooperativa Garriguella launched a new line of wines - a red, a rosat, and a white in collaboration with artist Carles Bros from Llança, who did the labels for them. This one, the rosat, is not a typical rosat. It's more violet due to the blending of Garnatxa Negre and Syrah. In a word, it's sassy! — 10 years ago
A smooth and fun blend of Garnatxa, Cabernet, and Merlot, and for its price (under €3,50) it was one of the best table wines from the Emporda region of Catalunya. — 10 years ago
Josep Mitjans continues to be a top winemaker in Penedes and Ops is a great reflection of his love for Carignan and Garnatxa. Ops follows biodynamic traditions and is named after the Roman goddess of the harvest. Fruity and potent with smooth tannins. — 10 years ago
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My love affair with Marco Abella continues. Bold, powerful, and loads of flavor. Garnatxa and Carignan combined to bring forward the personality of their terroir. — 10 years ago