Sols* wine awarded on the III edition of the fair Arrels del Vi30 juin 2010
On the first fair Arrels del Vi (Roots of the Wine) the Llavors wine was chosen for the public as the best red wine. On the second edition, the Punt i apart wine was awarded on a blind tasting for prestigious sommeliers as the best red wine of the fair. La Vinyeta is proud for been awarded again in this new edition, with Sols sweet wine, chosen second best sweet wine.
This third edition of the fair Arrels de vi took place on May 22nd and 23rd in Sant Martí d’Empúries. Opening times were from 12.00 to 15.00 and from 17.00 to 21.30h—, the cost was 15€, including a Riedel glass, tasting of the best wines of the Designation of Origin Empordà and a guided visit to the Ruïnas d’Empúries. And as a guest, the Treloar winery from the Nord Catalonian region, a winery situated in Trouillas and leaded for a couple of La Vinyeta’s friends, Jonathan and Rachel.
*lavinyeta at the University of Economics of Girona with an employer’s organization30 juin 2010
Last May 6th Josep Serra, as a representative of the winery, was doing a conference about his own business experience at the University of Girona. This conference was inside of the cycle of employers of Girona that the School of Economists of Girona organized. The attendance with students and University and the SEG’s representatives was around forty people. We have to emphasize the interest shown for La Vinyeta’s case as an example of enterprising. At this kind of conference have exposed well known companies such us Alquimia, Roberlo or Alzamora Packaging.
Puntiapart* wine of the centenary of Costa Brava4 mars 2009
Our wine Punt i apart has been chosen as the official wine of the centenary of Costa Brava, among the best wines of Emporda. In the Fòrum Gastronòmic de Girona, the Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board presented last Tuesday the wines of the centenary of the Costa Brava. The presentation has gone by the sommelier Roger Viusà —Sommeliers European champion 2008—.
A group of accredited sommeliers —like Josep Roca of El Celler de Can Roca—have chosen wines that will be wearing an identifying label with the name ‘Centennial Wine’. Our wine Punt i apart has been chosen as the best vintage black, Blanc Floresta as a young white and Grenache Gran Reserva of Celler Coperatiu d’Espolla as a sweet wine.