The Colonist Sparkling Wine Cocktail

The British, Spanish, French and Portuguese all fought over the Newfoundland of America, all the way from Canada down to Argentina, they fought long and hard in the ocean and on foreign lands, but one such fight took place in Jamaica in 1655, at the time, under Spanish rule, the British decided to take Jamaica to…

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Discover Bodegas Torres

Bodegas Torres’ vineyards and wineries, near Barcelona, provide several immersive experiences for visitors.  Their range of activities won the ‘Most Innovative Tourist Experience’ prize at the Wine Tourism Awards for the third time last February.  The Torres Visitor Centre, located in Pacs del Penedés, organises more than 20 regular and annual activities. These include a…

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New Vintage Manuel Raventós Negra 2008 Released

New Vintage Manuel Raventós Negra 2008 Released

Manuel Raventós, winemaker and founder of Raventós i Blanc has created a sparkling wine, his own personal blend that has won many blind tastings against prestigious Champagnes; the Spanish sparkling wine has never been better. The wine begins its story on an historic estate where vines have been grown since 1497 and where, in 1888,…

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Bodegas Pablo Padin – Fizzing good wines from DO Rías Baixas

The fact is that there has been a quietly healthy production of sparkling wine in Spain for many years. Areas which are not within the permitted cava zones have simply gone ahead making their sparkling wines with their own preferred grapes. It’s true that such wines haven’t brought in the riches that the far more…

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Raventós i Blanc Conca del Riu Anoia

Why leave the Cava DO? In 1888, Manuel Raventós Doménech creates a sparkling wine from Penedés with the three native varieties: Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. When we created CAVA in 1872, we dreamed of a World Class sparkling wine. This is why Josep Raventós Fatjó innovated with Xarel.lo from the same vineyard where “de la Finca” comes…

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Raventos i Blanc – Manuel Raventós Mágnum 2003

Produced since 1991, this sparkling wine was created by Manuel Raventós, the founder of Raventós i Blanc. In 2001, Manuel Raventós and his son Pepe decided to grow this sparkling wine on two specific plots of the Raventós i Blanc estate: el Clos del Serral and Creueta del Coll. El Clos del Serral occupies a…

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