Spanish wine

To the Penedes to Taste 50 Great Cavas and Catalan Cuisine

To the Penedes to Taste 50 Great Cavas and Catalan Cuisine. Cava in Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

50 Great Cavas. That’s right. We’re Barcelona bound today and tomorrow we’re heading to the Penedes wine region to taste 50 Great Cavas and gorge ourselves on Catalan cuisine for five days. 50 Cavas in five days. Will we survive? In preparation for our Cava tasting marathon we asked the local experts for some Cava tasting … Read more

Spanish Wines and the 99 cent Wine Box: the Local Verdict

Spanish Wine and the 99 cent Wine Box: the Local Verdict, Barcelona, Spain. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Spanish wines, and especially Catalunyan wines, are wonderful – and affordable. Go to the wine section of El Corte Inglés or specialised wine shops such as Vila Viniteca and Lavinia and you can buy a decent quaffer for around five euros, a nice drop for around ten euros, and a brilliant wine for 20 euros … Read more