Yearly Archives: 2016

/2016

Excellent ratings for our Priorat wines in the Peñín Guide 2017

Peñín group has recently published the 27th edition of their “Spanish Wine Guide”, the most influential in Spain. The Guide rates as Excellent or Very Good all all of our Priorat wines that have been submitted to the analysis of their tasting team. Specifically, Clos Mustardó white and red have obtained 90 points, considering that [...]

4 November 2016|

Premiere of “Priorat, el documental”

"At the end of XXth century, 900 years of winemaking tradition were about to disappear..." First words from "Priorat el documental" a film by David Fernández de Castro that's about to debut at festivals like SEMINCI at Valladolid, MOST Festival at Vilafranca del Penedès or International Documentary Film Amsterdam (IDFA 2016) We had the honor [...]

1 November 2016|

Wine sector celebrates the trade agreement with Canada after seven years of negotiations

Canada is a priority market for the European and Spanish wine sector and in 2015 was the fourth destination of European exports reaching 780 million euros. After seven years of negotiations, the European Council President, Donald Tusk, signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada this weekend (30.10.2016). News from [...]

31 October 2016|

Ranking of the 20 Largest Wine Producers Countries in the World 2016

Italy confirms this year its position as a first world producer, followed by France and Spain. Last week the OIV presented references about estimated world wine production in 2016 at 25.9 billion liters, a decrease of 5% if we compare to 2015. In 2016, Italy confirmed its position as the world's leading producer (48.8 million [...]

27 October 2016|

Els Igols 2006, bronze medal in Decanter Asia Awards 2016

Els Igols 2006, wine from old vines, participates in Asia's most prestigious wines contest. We already know the results of the prestigious competition Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2016 (DAWA 2016). Els Igols 2006 has won a bronze medal with a score of 88 points. Made from old vines planted in slopes with slate floors, Els [...]

25 October 2016|

An electronic tongue that tastes wines

The South Australia University, in collaboration with Spanish scientists, develops an electronic tongue that analyzes the quality of wine and its ageing Scientists have developed an electronic tongue that reveals the age of a wine, the type of barrel used and its quality. Although not the first to be created, this electronic tongue does represent [...]

19 October 2016|

99% of the Montsant, Excellent or Very Good according to Peñín

Peñín group has recently released the 27th edition of the Spanish Wine Guide, a guide that references 225 wines from DO Montsant. The guide, the most influential in Spain, values as Excellent or Very Good 99% of the wines from DO Montsant that have been submitted to the analysis of their tasting team. There are [...]

11 October 2016|

Japanese importers and journalists visit Montsant

As part of a reverse mission organized by the Regulatory Council to boost the image and marketing of Montsant wines in Japan, the third market by export volume of this appellation. Importers and journalists began their stay in Montsant on Tuesday, with an introduction of the Appellation and an exhaustive tasting to know the historical [...]

7 September 2016|

Vintage in Penedès and Rioja

Drought and high temperatures will condition the evolution of the vineyard and the vintage in Rioja and Penedès appellations, which keep similar evolutions this year.  Likewise, good quality expectations for 2016 harvest are maintained. Drought dragged from last year - from July to July the normality would be in a rainfall around 500 lit / [...]

17 August 2016|

Resveratrol in red wine good to fight combat Alzheimer’s

A study has been introduced appeared at the International Conference on Alzheimer's that was held in Toronto last July. Resveratrol is a natural phenol present in red fruit, chocolate, red grape and consequently in red wine. And a study by Georgetown University suggests that this substance could be a barrier to prevent harmful molecules infiltrating [...]

7 July 2016|