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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Pale gold in color. Peach and dried fruits with a clean and sweetly balanced finish. A perfect combination of...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $35.00
Ripe pineapple, papaya, and slatey minerality on the nose. Intense but well-balanced tropical fruit flavors on the...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.56
Vibrant and fresh. Aromas of crisp green apple, lemon, underripe peach. Wet stones and grapefruit pith compliment a...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.40
Complex and aromatic with ripe citrus, peach tea, and baked apple. Fennel frond, dried tarragon and white pepper...
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Rose
750ml
Bottle: $18.34
12 bottles: $17.97
50% Sumoll, 30% Parellada, 20% Xarel-lo. 4 hours of maceration on the skins; fermented spontaneously in tank.
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.93
12 bottles: $17.57
100% Xarel·lo fermented with indigenous yeasts in tank. Twice-weekly batonnage for a further 3 months in tank before...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.47 $24.71
6 bottles: $19.19
The Torres Distillery presents Casals Mediterranean Vermouth, crafted with ancestral grapes and over 20 local...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $14.95
12 bottles: $14.65
Lightly toasty and fresh, this lively Cava shows subtle notes of ripe pear, biscuit, spice and peach blossom. Drink...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.45
12 bottles: $13.18
Color: Intense and deep pink colour with a brilliant appearance. Constant formation of rosaries of fine bubbles....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.12 $17.91
12 bottles: $13.99
Established Rioja producer CVNE has spread its wings to Penedès, adding this well-made Cava to its Cune label....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $17.91
12 bottles: $15.62
Pale pink colour, bright, with very fine bubbles and slight crown formation on the surface. On the nose, it has fresh...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.82
Mineral driven with aromas of lime, white flowers, and white stones. Rich with a persistent bubble and flavors of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.52
Intense and fresh with aromas of plum, currant, raspberry, and balsamic. Lean and agile on the palate with black...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.46
Aromas of meyer lemon, honeycomb, and orange blossom with flinty minerality. Medium bodied with bright vegetal...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.92 $19.20
12 bottles: $17.10
• A blend of the native Muscat and the non-native but heat-tolerant Gewürztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc. Well over...
Rose
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
12 bottles: $24.70
100% Xarel.lo Vermell from 40-year-old vines grown in clay/limestone soil. Hand-harvested, lightly crushed with a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
100% Malvasía de Sitges planted in 1999 on rich alluvial soils. Grapes are hand harvested, lightly crushed and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $29.64 $31.20
Pardas wanted to create a blend that captured each of their "plots," highlighting the subtle nuances of the clay and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
12 bottles: $24.70
This lovely Xarel-lo comes from one of its best terroirs in the Alt Penedés. Ramón Porera works here with two...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.95 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.61
100% Sumoll made from a blend of three parcels, the oldest of which was planted 70 years ago. The vineyards sit on...

Spain Cataluna Penedes

Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.

The beautiful Spanish wine region of Catalunya has a history of viticulture which stretches back for over a thousand years, and has been influenced by a wide range of people who moved through the region, and brought their wine making skills and expertise with them. The region itself is a sizeable one, covering an area of sixty thousand hectares, and within this space there resides over two hundred individual wineries, ranging from small, independent and traditional ones to the larger, mass production bodegas known around the world. The terroir of Catalunya is varied, and ranges from being dry and arid, to more lush and green in the wetter parts of the region which are closer to the coast. This variation in terroir results in a fantastic range of grape varietals being grown, and a wide range of wine styles are produced within Catalunya.


The vital, active Penedes wine region is located in the province of Catalonia along the northeastern Mediterranean coast. Marine influence allows production of many different styles of wine in three separate elevations (Bajo, Medio and Superior, between 825 ft (250 m) and 2600 ft (500-800 m)). Beginning in the 1960s, the active Torres enterprise helped to revive the area, starting with experimental vineyard plantings of native, French and German varieties. They also introduced modern vinification methods and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel, with the result of clean, dependable wines in a reasonable range of prices. Many Penedes red wines are well made and well priced. Common red varietals are Garnacha, Carinena and Monastrell, with some Tempranillo (here known as Ull de Llebre) and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Modern methods were also critical in sparking the region's cava (sparkling wine) industry centered around the Penedes town of San Sadurna de Noya. After old red vineyards were lost to phylloxera around the turn of the century, replanting featured white varieties that came to be most used for sparkling wines: Macabeo (Viura), Xarel-lo, Parellada, and increasingly, Chardonnay. Cavas are produced in huge quantities with automated production that allows the traditional methode champenoise, but these sparkling wines, described as earthy, mushroomy, or rubbery in taste, have distinctly different flavors from Champagne and may be an acquired taste. The best cavas contain more chardonnay and can have notes of pear, peach and mandarin orange. For still white wines, Parellada is favored, supplemented by Riesling, Muscat of Alexandria and Chardonnay.