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October 2008 - Vol 32 |
VINTAGE SPAIN NEWSLETTER. Gourmet Wine Tasting Tours
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FALL
IN SPANISH WINE COUNTRY
Harvest
is over, wine is being made in the wineries
and this is a great time to visit the wine
country. You can taste the wine in different
stages of the process, from the deposit, before
the malolactic fermentation, after the malolactic,
from the barrel, and of course from the bottle.
2008 has been a difficult year, lots of rain
in Spain, and wineries needed to work extra
hard to get the level of wine excellence they
want.
We
want to offer customized
private tours before we post
some scheduled tours for 2009 in January.
All tours are available upon request,
you can check our web
page to get ideas.
This
time we recommend wineries and hotels in less
known wine regions, Somontano, Penedes amd
Priorat. Olvena
in Somontano and Jean Leon in Penedes
are our selected modern wineries.
And charming hotels
to get lost in style: El
Privilegio de Tena in the Pyrennes and Heredad
de Mas Collet in Priorat. Also
a historical cellar from the 15th century
in Aranda de Duero, Bodega
Don Carlos.
Do
not forget to have a look to our agenda,
with all our tours and a lot of activities
to enjoy wine and gastronomy in Spain.
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You
can also email us to
news@vintagespain.com
use this email address to send us suggestions,
comments, complains, contributions, etc.
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HARVEST TOURS |
| Private
Customized Gourmet Wine Tours
 Our
exclusive Gourmet Wine Tours can be customized
just for your group to experience the authentic
sabor and aroma of Spain.
We
can arrange private gourmet wine tours or
rutas de vino all year upon request
in the main wine regions in Spain, Rioja,
Ribera del Duero, Toledo, La Mancha, Penedés,
Priorato, Toro, Galicia, Jerez and Andalucía,
etc. Explore all aspects of Spanish wine,
from types of grapes used and how to grow
them, to the secrets of wine tasting, while
enjoying Spanish gastronomy, art, history,
culture and some time for shopping. We want
you to experience the real Spain, and create
for you an authentic tour that will show
you the breathtaking beauty of this country
and its delicious wines and food, in large
towns or small medieval towns.
We can arrange a private tour to these regions
for any group size: large groups or just
two people.
We
have selected a variety of wineries, long-established,
traditional, modern, and ecological ones,
to give you a good knowledge of the wine
of the region. All the visits to bodegas
include wine tasting or cata. Wine
and food are both protagonists in our gourmet
meals. We use specialized local guides and
hotels with a special charm. You
can check our proposed itineraries to start
getting ideas Our
gourmet tours are available upon request.
These
tours are also perfect for corporate
events and incentive trips.
Meetings, product presentations, meals etc
can be organized in some of these wineries.
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FEATURED WINERIES |
| OLVENA
in Barbastro (Huesca) - DO Somontano
OLVENA
is a young family owned winery located
in the foot hills of the Aragonese
Pyrenees. OLVENA is one of the wineries
with most presence within the D.O.
of Somontano and it is committed
to being at the cutting edge, not
only in viticulture and wine making,
but also in design and wine quality
and attention to visitors.
See
more information
JEAN
LEON in Torrelavit (Barcelona),
DO Penedés
The
visit to Jean Leon gives you the
chance to learn and discover its
story, enjoying an excellent landscape
and tasting prestigious wines. Today
as always, the Jean Leon winery
continues faithful to the dictates
of its founder and bases its work
on quality, tradition, and continual
experimentation with the aim of
producing superior wines, year after
year.
See
more information
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NOTE: We
would like for you to send us your contributions
for the newsletter: description of wineries or wines
you enjoy, articles about cities related to wine,
interesting festivals and events, comments about
tours you have enjoyed or not.
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FEATURED
HOTELS AND RESTAURANT |
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PLACES
TO GET LOST
We
want to show you two charming hotels
to get lost and enjoy the nature,
good wine and great food. Privilegio
de Tena in Huesca, very
close to the Pyrenees and Somontano
wine region, and Heredad
de Mas Collet overlooking
the Priorat vineyards from the top
of a hill.
El
Privilegio de Tena ****
in Tramacastilla de Tena (Huesca)
The
foundation of the Privilegio de
Tena hotel dates back to the sturdy
walls of an old abbey built in 1470,
which were subsequently employed
to construct an ancestral house,
integrated and designed to comply
with the Pyrenean architecture.
The
hotel has been designed for your
enjoyment and tranquility. You will
also find services such as spa,
restaurant, cellar, internet, parking
and meeting rooms. See
more information
Mas Collet **** in Capcanes
(Tarragona) - D.O.C. Priorato
The
Mas Collet Hotel is located at the
heart of the Priorat wine region,
just 3 Km from the town of Capcanes
and 7 Km from Falset. The four walls
of this old Catalonian country home,
or masía, hide magical nooks
tucked away where you can simply
enjoy the passage of time in their
wonderfully decorated rooms designed
to offer the utmost comfort and
well-being. See
more information
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SPECIAL
RECCOMENDATION
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HISTORICAL
CELLAR DON CARLOS
in
Aranda del Duero
The
historical Cellar Don Carlos from
XV century, is an underground cellar
located in the center of Aranda de
Duero. They offer guided visits, commented
wine tasting and all wine activities
in the cellar. It is also a wine shop,
with a large selection of Ribera del
Duero Wines. More
information
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