You know it's gonna be a good day when you rock up at a wine producing estate at 10:00am with a promise of free tasting of the local fizzy plonk. Even suffering a lengthy guided tour and complete history of the industry first.
And so it was arriving at Llopart, near to a little town of Subirats, Catalonia, a family run business that has been around for over 130 years.
I in my foolish wisdom thought that there were only white grapes and red grapes
Shock horror, there are apparently over 10k varieties, but thankfully only 10 varieties are hugely popular, which made me feel a little better in my ignorance.
The vineyards stretch far on the slopes of the Penedès hills, giving an ideal aspect for their growth to maturity
The serrated mountains of Monserrat in the far distance.
Being told that the cava was still made in the traditional manner we moved indoors, where I expected and hoped to see a multitude of local peasants stomping around bare foot there trousers and skirts hitched up squishing the juice from the grape
Nope, all we were taken to was the 'storage area" wher the filled bottles stand to mature....
Then conveniently back into the showroom for the tasting and product hard sell
The tasting was try three types of Cava, can't remember what they were called.
But FFS! I have taken bigger measures of medicine than what was poured into the glasses.
I mean seriously? No I am not going all wine snobbish I am just wanting you to see the massive amount in the glass
Booze is booze, and to listen to mine host going on and on and on like a tramps overcoat about colour viscosity, bubbles, ( apparently they vary in size dependant upon a number of factors), tastes of dried fruits, toast, balsamic and subtle smoked notes.
I am afraid to say the atmosphere was a cut with a knife when after waggling my empty glass for awhile expecting a top up I said in my best wine snob voice.
"Tastes like Prosecco to me."
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Impressive range, should taste like Prosecco most probably is... !LOLZ
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I never liked Kawa. I mean, its tastes good while I drink it, but it always makes me feel very bad afterwards even if I had a glass or too. This makes me think they definitely have a secret 😁
hmm! that is glass or two......not bottle or two???? LOL
Even after a single glass ))
LOl, guess in the UK we would call you a "lightweight", nothing shameful in that
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That's the posh way around a booze holiday!
I would rather slum it then and guzzle booze by the pint!!!
I'm with you.
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It's tricky to please you, huh? lol... this wine thing is very complicated but beautiful, like everything that has history and tradition. The only part that I confess I don't like very much... wow, I don't feel comfortable thinking about it, is the part of the people barefoot on the grapes. What if someone has foot fungus?
guess foot fungus would add a little bit of protein?
Damn misers. Of course, they can't sell their booze - first they have to get a visitor drunk enough. That's the basics. If this family eventually fails after those 130 years, I won't be surprised.
No local peasants, but enslaved travelers in a secret underground, kidnapped a century or so ago and turned into underground slaves who stomp grapes by generations, eat stomped grapes, give birth in stomped grapes, and die in stomped grapes - that's why their booze has so many tones (including amniotic fluid, dead flash, cum, cigarette butts, etc). (Just a guess).
Now you are starting to worry me!
😁😁 My tiny inner Stephen King, got unchained for a few minutes. 😀
LOL! Oh it was darker than that!!
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