Michael Schachner is a New York-based journalist specializing in wine, food and travel. His articles appear regularly in?Wine Enthusiast,?where he is a longstanding contributing editor responsible…

ETS Laboratories, a noted enological testing laboratory in Napa, California, tested Winelife and found it to be effective in the reduction of wine oxidation spoilage. Testing showed that no…

The Llopart family were granted their family estate in 1385, making them one of the oldest growers in Penedès. They founded their company for the production of sparkling wines in 1887, making them…

Description: The originator of Cava wines, a family estate since 1497, Raventos produces one of the best examples of sparkling wines today. They chose to distinguish themselves from the Cava…

A superior source of white grapes for the production of Spain?s prized sparkling wine, Cava, the Penedes region is part of Catalunya and sits just south of Barcelona. Medio Pened?s is the most…

Xarel·lo (45%)/ Macabeo (30%)/ Parellada (25%) Aged more than 42 months in the traditional bottle with its lees. Pale golden color with greenish reflections. Very fine bubbles. Primary aromas of…

A term typically reserved for?Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply ?nv? on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make…

"Tropical yellow fruit and smoke notes open onto a palate full of fresh herb, smoke, and lemon-lime flavors. Even in the mouth, with a coarse bead, it finishes a medium-long with more citrus…

In 1970, Enrique Forner founded Marques de Caceres Union Vitivinicola S.a., a historic alliance of growers in the village of Cenicero in the Rioja Alta subregion of Rioja. The enterprising Forner…

Fermented in the bottle and aged for 12 months on the lees before release, this wine is the best of both worlds. It consistently delivers premium flavors and for the price of a regular bottle of Brut…

A superior source of white grapes for the production of Spain?s prized sparkling wine, Cava, the Penedes region is part of Catalunya and sits just south of Barcelona. Medio Pened?s is the most…

The Freixenet cava business started in 1914. Pere Ferrer Bosch was the son of "La Freixeneda", the family estate located in the Alt Pened?s region since the XIIIth century. Right from the start they…