Cellers d’en Guilla: Stunning views and a tale of grey grenache

by Catalunya Wine | Oct 3, 2014 | Emporda Visits, The Latest, The Vineyards, Video Interviews, Videos

We have a selection of Cellers d’en Guilla wines available in our shop: European delivery and FREE delivery to Spain shop.catalunyawine.com To say that Cellers d’en Guilla is a winery typical of Emporda doesn’t do it justice. I believe the word...

21 is the magic number at Masetplana

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

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 and after our visit to the Cooperativa Garriguella. From the very first hello said by export manager Leonora, aka “Leo”, I new this...

Alta Alella 2014 Harvest

by Tim Brown | 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...