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In the June issue of MIVINO magazine we not only appear with our sparkling Blanc de Blanc, but in the section: History and Curiosities of Wine they write about Raventós i Blanc and the recovery of animal traction in the winery. "Raventós i Blanc, standard-bearers of biodynamic viticulture - for them, "more than a spiritual connection between man, animal, plant and earth".
Decanter editor Tina Gellie selects the best wines available in the UK for € 25 or less. Among them, our De Nit. “A zero-dosage fizz from the three Cava grapes with some Monastrell to give the pink hue. Complexity from 18 months lees aging, plus ripe red berry flavours, a fine saline edge and refreshing acidity.
Article written by Pepe Raventós where he confesses, among others, that he feels more like a winemaker than a winemaker, who has found the way he is comfortable, calm and enjoys the moment. We are left with his next statement: "the greatness of the wine is in the origin, not in the method". The origin is nature. And our role, as winemakers, is to interpret what is the purest and transfer it to a bottle, without filters. "
"The viticultural lineage of the Raventós family reaches back hundreds of years — to 1497 to be exact — but they are not afraid to evolve. In 2012, the 21st generation decided to leave the cava DO (denominacion de origen) to create a more stringently defined geographic appellation. They named it Conca del Riu Anoia, after the river valley where the organically farmed, single estate is situated. Results in the glass are beguiling, expressing a refined mineral profile."
Pop down the local ...because small growers using indigenous grapes are making some knockout wines “Fa poc vaig assistir a Viñateros, una degustació realitzada per importadors I viticultors espanyols. La seva passió pels vins elaborats a partir de varietats autòctones es basa en la creença que un gran vi es fa a la vinya i no al celler.”
Jancis Robinson Blogs. Jancis Robinson. UK. 21 November 2015. “Raventós i Blanc, Textures de Pedra 2011, Conca del Riu Anoia”. Jancis Robinson taste the new reléase Blanc de Noirs of Raventós I Blanc and give a score of 17/20. This s a wine to seriously challenge the Cava status quo. Admirable persistence.”
Planeta Vino, August 2013: “50 claves”. Andrés Proensa, one of the main wine critics of spanish wines, makes a review of the main important DO in Spain, and enfoces only one winery of each DO. In DO Cava he Speaks about Raventós i Blanc; the tittle is “Raventós i Blanc: the cava loses his parents.”
The Wall Street Journal, 29-30th June 2013. “Cava Seeks to make a new name for itself” by Lettie Teague. The famous journalist Lettie Teague, wine writer and columnist in The Wall Street Journal takes one page to interview Pepe Raventós and talk about Conca del riu Anoia. Lettie Teague encourage the important of Conca del riu Anoia in order to put the quality sparkling wines in a similar lebel of chamagne. She talks with Mr. Raventós about all the requirement that Conca del riu Anoia means in terms of viticulture. She finishes the article (alter explaining about a tasting with some friends): “Andi t it were champagne, and not cava? Well, that would be different, they said. At least one ex cava producer is hoping they’ll feel that way too, if the label says “Conca” instead”.
Raventos i Blanc Cava abandons. Josep Raventos, head of the firm, told proensa.com his intention to "open a path" with the momentum of the GI Conca del Riu Anoia.
25 años y un dia de Raventós i Blanc. La fuerza del roble. En este amplio reportaje, Andrés Proensa hace un repaso de la historia de RiB y de la cata que hizo durante su visita el pasado verano, con magníficas puntuaciones a las Enotecas y Manuel Raventós. Concluyendo el artículo: No podemos más que admirar el arrojo de su promotor y considerar la medida (Conca del Riu Anoia) coherente con todo lo que nos contaba cuando hicimos este reportaje.
We explain the anecdotes and news that happen in every corner of our farm.
From the winery to the farm
If you want to live our day to day on the farm
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