Archive of the 2016

Animal traction at the estate

07.12.2016

During the last few weeks we have strapped the strains, plowed and planted. All this with our tools and the best possible mate, the Breton horse Bru. The recovery of this way of working is more than a spiritual connection between man, plant, animal and earth. From a practical and viticultural point of view working […]

The biodynamic preparations of Autumn

Biodynamic agriculture is, within the ecological viticulture, the most meticulous, deep and spiritual of all the options to practice in the vineyard. Biodynamics is also a philosophy, a commitment that we acquire with the plant and the earth. Our goal is to give life to the soil and ensure a good balance to the biodiversity […]

Tracció animal a les vinyes

05.12.2016

Durant les últimes setmanes hem calçat els ceps, llaurat i sembrat. Tot això amb les nostres eines i el millor company possible, el cavall bretó Bru. La recuperació d’aquesta forma de treballar és més que una connexió espiritual entre l’home, l’animal,  la planta i la terra. Des d’un punt de vista pràctic i vitícola treballar […]

Harvest 2016 at Raventós i Blanc

16.09.2016

Water is what the vines most want now. We come from a very dry year 2015 (310mm of rain, when the average is about 550mm). During the autumn it rained very little and the water reserves of the soil weren’t filled. In early spring we had some rain that helped us to have a good […]

Viticulture Encounter at Remelluri

25.05.2016

On the 15th and 16th May La Granja de Remelluri (La Rioja) witnessed the #ViticultureEncounter, organized in order to contribute to the recovery of the great Spanish vineyard and the prestige of the rural world. Key people in today’s changing world of wine came to the call of Telmo Rodriguez. There were more than 150 professionals, wine lovers and […]

The Raventós i Blanc Oak Says Goodbye

04.05.2016

Our symbol, the 550 year old Oak , is not going to wake up anymore . Nature taking its course. Being tired for the last time , he has decided to say farewell. Imposing. Monumental. Magnificent. He was the only living witness of the 22 generations of the same family that has worked our farm. […]