Welcome to the Barcelona Show! Brought to you by none other than Bodega Maestrazgo, one of the oldest wines stores in Barcelona! 🇪🇸🍇🍷🍾🥂 We will be bringing you new and fun videos each week all about the deliciously tasty world of Spanish wine! Forget all that pretentious wine talk!... because let's be honest wine isn’t about confusingly strange tasting notes, stuffy groans, legs, noses and smells of tobacco... it's about enjoying, forgetting the rush and sharing a glass (or 2,3,4..!) with friends & family! We'll be giving you the no-nonsense guide to regions, grapes, 🍇 picking up a great wine bargain & everything in between so you will all be Spanish wine experts in no time! We'll also be visiting a few of our favorite Spanish winemakers and vineyards in Catalonia! Whether you're a wine enthusiast or an adventurous novice join us for our wine'o chats! 🍷🍾🥂 If you have anything you’d like us to cover in our videos get in touch! Send us a message or visit the website! Salut!
Oh my God! Please forgive me. I put the playback speed of your video onto 0.24 in order to view the bottle you were holding at 6:38... and you sounded soooooo drunk. 😂 It wasn`t intentional, but was terribly funny considering the topic. An informative video nonetheless. Thank you.
Hello Mazerunner SS. Thank you for your comment and I am glad you enjoyed the video! The grapes can (and usually are blended), but for Cava and any Spanish sparkling wine there really isn't a 'one shoe fits all' approach. Every winemaker will decide what grapes they choose for the blend of each cava. The most traditional blend would be of course as you said three grapes, Xarel.lo, Macabeu and Parellada. But, in recent years I have seen many single varietals, including 100% Pinot Noir (Raventos de Alella - Titiana) and 100% Xarl.lo. Many in Corpinnat have also changed the traditional approach with Recaredo using Monastrell in its current vintage. So to answer your question - yes and no! It always comes down to winemaker preference and if they want to stay with tradition or try something a little different. I hope that answers your question. :)
Thanks for this-the most comprehensive video I’ve seen on Cava! We are headed to Penedes and Priorat in October. Any particular wineries not to miss? Gracias!
Thank you very much @morgs9494! I am really happy that you enjoyed it. They are both terrific regions to head to in search of some of the best Spanish wines, you will be spoiled for choice! A few I wouldn't miss would be: 1. www.recaredo.com 2. www.llopart.com 3. umesufantres.com/en/wine-tourism/ And for the Priorat it is very hard to pick just a few! But I know that the below wineries do take tastings and visitors: 1. www.cellersdescaladei.com 2. www.masdoix.com 3. www.closmogador.com and for a smaller cellar - www.cellerbartolome.com/en/contacto.html and for one of my favorites! www.vinyesdomenech.com/en_US/ I hope you have a wonderful trip and enjoy lots of great wine, and good company! Salut!
