Cava is a world-famous sparkling wine that no important meal or celebration can be without. It’s part of our everyday life, a fixture of the dining table. As children we wonder whether those bubbles we aren’t allowed to taste will tickle our mouths. But have you ever wondered how and why cava began to be produced in the Penedès area? The story takes us to Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, covering dramatic events of the 19th-century history when phylloxera wiped out 90% of Europe’s vineyards...
The grape harvest has always been a festive event. Since ancient times, grape harvesting has been conceived as a ritual, either because of its Mediterranean roots or because of the camaraderie generated among teams of grape pickers. Although the process is mostly mechanised nowadays, picking grapes from the vine is still a reason for celebration, and there are many towns and cities in the regions of Barcelona that organise harvest festivals where everyone is welcome. So get your diary out!
A la província de Barcelona, cada pedalada invita a descobrir un paisatge nou, i cada parada és una excusa per tastar el territori. El cicloturisme permet viatjar a poc a poc, i gaudir del territori amb els cinc sentits. Hi ha rutes per a tots els nivells, des del ciclista de carretera que busca ports exigents fins a la família que vol pedalar tranquil·la entre vinyes. I, al final de cada etapa, sempre hi h una taula esperant: cellers centenaris i petits productors, formatgeries artesanes, fleques de llenya, microcerveseries i mercats de proximitat conviden a seure i assaborir allò que s'ha vist créixer pel camí. Comarca per comarca, et proposem un mapa per fer possible aquest viatge gastronòmic sobre rodes.