21 is the magic number at Masetplana

by Timmer | Sep 30, 2014 | Emporda Visits, The Latest, The Vineyards, Video Interviews, Videos

In our travels around Catalunya, we’ve come across many compelling stories of history, tradition, and generations passing their intimate wine knowledge to the next. At Masetplana in Garriguella, the embodiment of these elements comes to life for Julia Maset, who...

The beautiful mistake of Clos Figueres

by Catalunya Wine | Sep 27, 2014 | Commentary, Priorat Visits, The Latest, The Vineyards, Video Interviews, Videos

This post originally appeared a few weeks ago at Winerist.com. Thank you to Winerist for providing travel arrangements for this trip to the Priorat! We’re looking forward to more!   In 1997 established wine exporter Christopher Cannan, on the recommendation...

Hub life at Cooperativa Garriguella

by Timmer | Sep 26, 2014 | Commentary, Emporda Visits, The Latest, The Vineyards, Video Interviews, Videos

We have a selection of Cooperative Garriguella wines available in our shop: European delivery and FREE delivery to Spain shop.catalunyawine.com You want to live here. You just don’t know it yet. I have never felt more welcome in my entire life than I did during...

Alta Alella 2014 Harvest

by Timmer | Sep 24, 2014 | The Latest, The Vineyards, Video Fun, Videos

We spent time in September visiting Alta Alella and shooting the harvest. Thanks to Marion Harper from Luup Records for letting us use her single, “Fourth Ace” to accompany the...

Host with the most: touring Celler Divinssi

by Timmer | Sep 20, 2014 | Priorat Visits, The Latest, The Vineyards, Video Interviews

Amongst the Gratallops Garagistes, made famous by high Parker wine ratings and rarity of a similar fashion to their Bordeaux counterparts, is a second wave of small vineyards producing quality wines with limited production runs. Sometimes it isn’t always about...