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The tasting presentation will be a tasting of the best ARLANZA wines from the most hidden vineyards in Spain. Smallholding, family viticulture, romantic viticulture will be the focus of the exhibition. Native varieties in the process of recovery along with ancestral elaborations will be the subject of tasting in this activity. Vineyards at more than 1000 meters above sea level along with a continental climate of Atlantic influence will be the unmistakable protagonists of the personality of the wines to be tasted in this activity. White wines, red wines and surprising rosés will be tasted and commented on by attendees.

REGISTER: ramiro@arlanza.org

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The Conca de Barberà Designation of Origin proposes a guided tasting that will allow you to discover the different expressions of its emblematic variety, Trepat, made in various containers: foudre, barrel, wine eggs, amphora...

Trepat is a red grape variety native to the region, with which wines are crafted that are light-bodied and fruity. The tour of the different Trepat wines of the Conca de Barberà DO will enable you to learn directly about the revival of some traditional production methods and their coexistence with some modern techniques, broadening the spectrum of distinctive wines produced with this unique variety.

The activity will be conducted in Spanish.

Tasting tribute to two great leaders of the Catalan wine world, who have died in 2023.

The Best Sommelier of Catalonia 2023 will guide the participants, recognizing the careers of Xavier Gramona and Antoni Mata

REGISTER: barcelona@sommeliers.cat

The fermentation process is a fascinating world that, thanks to empirical experience and science, allows us to explore new creative avenues to push the limits. This masterful tasting is presented by Roberto Ruiz Moreno, an expert in fermentation, and François Chartier, creator of the science of molecular harmonies and producer of wine, sake and beer. A creative duo like no other, taking you to a new aromatic universe with exciting new products that drive you a new creative playing field!

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In this tasting, Mireia Torres, R+D director at Familia Torres, accompanied by the sommelier Sergi Castro, will show how this century-old winery adapts oenological innovation to the different territories in which it is present. In a journey through four appellations of origin (Rias Baixas, Ribera del Duero, Costers del Segre and Penedès), the wines that will be presented stand out for their innovative component in terms of production and ageing in different containers such as clay vessels, amphorae, egg-shaped granite vessles or cement tanks made from the soil of the vineyard from which the wine comes.

REGISTER: prensa@torres.es

A tasting-harmony of Cavas de Guarda Superior directed by Agustín Trapero, a sommelier of national and international reference, harmonised with the gastronomy of one of the restaurants that has recently been awarded Michelin Stars and Carlos Casillas de Barro (Ávila), with a proposal based on the transmission of the gastronomic and cultural heritage of the area through the product, its history and its origin. 

REGISTER: cavabww@mahala.es

'The Magnificent 7' has become too small for us to review the excellence of the DO Ribera del Duero. In this fourth edition of the Barcelona Wine Week I have selected 10 wonderful riverside reds for an unprecedented and unrepeatable tasting. As the long-awaited winemaker Paco Rodero (Pago de los Capellanes) explained to me in 2022, Ribera del Duero “is a designation of origin with centuries of history behind it, carved by our ancestors, taking care of their land and subsequently raising our wines among the most relevant in the world.”

Will tasted: Dominio de Atauta Llanos del Almendro 2017, Perez Pascuas Gran Selección de Viña Pedrosa 2015, Tomás Postigo Vinificación Integral 2018, Pago de Carraovejas el Añejón 2019, Francisco Barona Finca las Dueñas 2019, Aalto XX anniversary, Dominio de Cacología Cuvée S 2020 , Pago de los Capellanes Parcela El Picón 2019, Pesus de Viña Sastre 2016 and Vega Sicilia Único Reserva Especial CVC 2010, 2011 and 2012.

At the beginning of 2021, the Plataforma Tecnológica del Vino (Wine Technology Platform) launched the Govalmavin initiative “Valorization of traditional materials for the vinification of quality wines.” A project that seeks to demonstrate alternative production and aging methods, which combine modern oenological knowledge with classic materials, such as clay jars. Round table with unique tasting, in which producers who are members of the project will participate.

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One more year, enoAula training center and Barcelona Wine Week pay tribute and recognition to the main figures in wine worldwide, who unfortunately have left us. In this second edition, tribute is paid to Carlos Esteva, his person and career, who died in June 2023 at the age of 72. He was the founder of Can Ràfols dels Caus in 1979, in Avinyonet del Penedès. He was the promoter and great defender of Garraf wines and the first president of Associació de Viticultors del Massís del Garraf. He was a pioneer in betting on the Xarel·lo variety fermented in chestnut barrels, shining with his Xarel·lo Pairal. The event will feature family members and people who knew and admired him.

The knowledge of wine in Catalonia comes from afar, for years we have created and innovated in local techniques and instruments for its production, not only in terms of the terroir and grape varieties, but also in the winery, resulting in great wines. In this tasting, directed by Ferran Centelles, tools produced in Catalonia will be discovered and how they impact the style of the wine will be tested.

A group of expert sommeliers with international studies (WSET Diploma and Master of Wine candidates) led by the journalist and sommelier, Sílvia Culell, each select a Catalan wine and, with the tasting, as a starting point, a dialogue is established regarding the context and the current situation and projection of Catalan wine. Where we are and where we are going. The event will have the participation of the General Director of the Catalan Institute of Vine and Wine, Alba Balcells.

Presentation of the book "Arraigados", published by Silex Ediciones, the life stories of twelve foreign winegrowers settled in Spain.Tasting of seven or eight of the wines of its protagonists.

Presentation and tasting of the Special Catalan Wines Report by Tim Atkin MW.  

Tim Atkin MW will present the first Special Catalan Wines Report .

He will be accompanied by Fintan Kerr, the person of his team destined to the area of Catalonia.

During the presentation 8 wines can be tasted.