Recent Posts Tagged With 'torres'

• 50% drop in 2009 grape purchases forecasted for Catalan wineries

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 01:30 in torres, wineries, cava

  The economic crisis and excess stock is setting the scene for a drastic drop in grape purchases this year among Catalan wineries. In La Vanguardia (July 15, '09) Ramon Francàs reported that many in the market expect purchases could be down by 50% th...

• Indigenous grapes of Catalunya and the quest for individuality

  Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 05:43 in torres, wineries, grape varieties

  In the continuing quest of winemakers to make wines that are distinctive from all the rest, bodegas here in Catalunya have been making greater efforts to restore indigenous grape varieties to commercial use. The thinking is that if the raw material i...