In any wine shop, whether physical or online, there is one section that almost nobody skips: the best sellers. It is the first stop for anyone who is not quite sure what to choose and trusts that, if so many people have bought a wine before, it must be doing something right. But behind that […]
Some wines you get to know through the label. Others you only really understand once you’ve stood on the land they come from. Bodegas Valdubón belongs firmly in the second group: a visit to its estate, on the banks of the Riaza river, explains in a couple of hours what no back label ever could […]
Before it becomes a glass, Panot Gaudí is a vineyard. More specifically, several plots in Moja, within the municipality of Olèrdola, in Alt Penedès, where the land and climate have been shaping the character of these grapes for decades, long before anyone thought of giving them a label inspired by Barcelona’s Modernist movement. Talking about […]
If you’ve ever wondered how to learn to taste wine without leaving home, the good news is that all you need is a few glasses, some time, and plenty of enthusiasm to experiment.
Giving wine as a gift is one of those gestures that never goes out of style: it’s elegant, personal, and works for almost any occasion, from a birthday to a last-minute thank-you. However, when the moment comes to choose the bottle, many people get stuck on the same old question: ¿what wine to give as a gift to get it right without knowing the recipient’s tastes in depth?
Wine is, without a doubt, the ultimate host gift: elegant, versatile, and always welcome. But the same old question comes up: ¿what wine to bring to a dinner party when you have no idea what will be served?
If you have ever walked through Barcelona’s Eixample and looked down, you have seen it. Perhaps without noticing it. Perhaps without knowing it has a name, a history and an author. That small hexagonal cement tile that covers kilometres of pavement in the city is the Panot de Barcelona, and it has far more to […]
The heat arrives and, almost instinctively, everyone reaches for the coldest white wine they can find. There is nothing wrong with that. A good fresh white in summer is one of the simplest and most honest pleasures that exist. But stopping there means missing out on a great deal. Summer has more nuances than it […]
There is a question that many wine lovers ask themselves sooner or later, almost always after uncorking a bottle that has something different, something deeper, rounder, more complex: where does that come from? Sometimes the answer lies in the grape, the soil or the climate. But many other times, the answer is simpler and older […]
Barcelona is not just a city. It is a statement of intent. And Catalan modernisme made that clear forever: Antoni Gaudí turned nature into architecture and architecture into emotion. Lluís Domènech i Montaner proved that a hospital or a concert hall could be as beautiful as they are functional. Josep Puig i Cadafalch brought artisan […]
