Can Ràfols dels Caus
This is the kind of rosé I want to sit down and have a conversation with. Mature, elegant, and layered, it has far less to do with the easily quaffable rosés of Spa ...
La Vinyeta
It’s a zoetrope. Two boys playing leapfrog, the phases of the moon, a man attempting a long jump. When you twirl a bottle of La Vinyeta’s Puntiapart, the drawings o ...
Casa Mariol
It’s always nice to have wine with a side of rock n’ roll. Need a pairing for Garnatxa Negre? “All I Want Is You” by U2 and a side of olives, says Casa Mariol. A yo ...
Celler Tuets
When Albert Domingo sees me searching around for a spittoon, he nods toward the nearest sapling. “Spit on the tree,” he says with an earnest shrug. “It will totally ...
Mallorca’s Mesquida Mora
She hands me a tiny blush-colored apricot. It’s firm, but one bite reveals a heavenly interplay between sweet and tart that hits the spot on this warm June day. Bàr ...
Finca Parera
Walking through Finca Parera, we stop by a small garden, which looks more like a jumble of weeds. Rubén Parera bends down and plucks out a stalk of celery, a handfu ...
Partida Creus
Massimo Marchiori looks more like a fisherman than a farmer. He’s sporting a blue down vest, tattered jeans, and worn work boots. His bald head is concealed under a ...
A Trip Up Loxarel’s Rabbit Hole
“We also make wine for ourselves that we stomp with our own feet. Want to try it?” Nervous laughter and then a resounding silence emanates from the group. It soon b ...
Parés Baltà
It’s the tail end of the harvest season, and the small laboratory at Parés Baltà is abuzz. The family is in there - the whole family - testing the season’s spoils. ...
The Grandfather of Cava
He grabs my arm and holds it tight. It’s a firm grip for an old man, surprising given his small stature. The grandfather of cava, Agustí Torelló Mata, looks up at m ...
Còsmic Cellars
In the middle of the Còsmic Cellars vineyard is a tree. He points it out, calls it the best tree to meditate under. He stops to caress a leaf, and then another as w ...