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A review of, “Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava”
It's a sign of not only a region's maturity, but also its high level of quality when people are clamoring to profile it via word and image. It's the latter which we see here in the short film, "Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava" that's been released by Vianédita. As is the case with many wine-related documentary pieces, they have a number overhead and harvest shots that are well done and frame the setting in the Penedès region. These are however offset with what are clearly AI-generated images to illustrate the historical parts of the video. I realize that original art is expensive to generate, but there's an aspect to this style of generative output that always comes up a bit short as it doesn't really capture a true essence of the subject. That and there are a number of paintings and other works around Catalunya that could have been used…
by Miquel Hudin3 viewscatalan-wineswine-on-filmcorpinnat - news
Torelló, Corpinnat, Catalunya
As one of the originals to break off from DO Cava in the Corpinnat split, Torelló has been a winery that I’ve been following for some time. They have a relatively broad range of wines, but all are from estate-grown grapes and quality runs from very good to absolutely excellent. Thus it was a nice surprise to receive this sample of their ‘Tradicional’ wine. If I’m not mistaken, this is their second-largest production wine of the 600,000 or so bottles they produce each year and it’s always a solid option, […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .
by Miquel Hudin12 viewscatalan-winestasting-benchcorpinnattorello - news
Corpinnat hits a full two dozen
It wasn't even two years ago that the couple behind Cisteller were lamenting that they would be the 'unlucky' number 13 to join the Corpinnat association. I told them to think of themselves more as a "baker's dozen" and that ultimately, there would be new additions at such a speed that their order of joining wouldn't matter. Their placement hasn't hurt them at all, nor Corpinnat which has just announced that they've reached a full two dozen members with the addition of #24, Fèlix Massana Ràfols. Like many, they're one of the wineries that made the decision to leave DO Cava. It should come as little surprise that they left as they've met all the Corpinnat requirements for some time in that they farm organically and they were one of the "Elaboradors Integrals" which DO Cava has apparently already scrubbed from the list on their website. This is a small…
by Miquel Hudin16 viewscatalan-winesnewscorpinnat - news
Corpinnat nears two dozen with Mas Vilella
Corpinnat has just announced (*) their 23rd addition in the form of Mas Vilella, bringing the total number of wineries in the association to just shy of two dozen. While the biggest news for Corpinnat this year was the move of Juvé & Camps from DO Cava to the association, the addition of Mas Vilella is quite important as well. It forms part of a new front in the group wherein there are members that aren't coming from other, established DOs, but instead starting new projects that opt to produce under Corpinnat from very the start, emphasizing the strength in the core values of the association. Mas Vilella started still wine production in 2015 when Albert Jané, after finding a good deal of success in his DO Montsant and DOQ Priorat wineries of Acústic and Ritme, decided to go back and build upon his roots. While Mas Vilella is a…
by Miquel Hudin17 viewscatalan-winesnewscorpinnat - news
The wines of Corpinnat 2026
At this moment in 2026, the Corpinnat sparkling wine association has taken what is perhaps its most crucial leap since being founded in 2015. Accompanying this report is the large Tasting Report which is by far the most extensive to date in terms of the number of wines reviewed with 18 of the 22 member wineries having submitted samples. The reasons for the quantity are obvious as they’ve now arrived to 22 members; an impressive increase from the six that originally broke from DO Cava back in 2019 and there […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.
by Miquel Hudin21 viewscatalan-winesfeaturescorpinnat