When I picked up Fred and Paige at the hotel on our way south to wine country, the sun was shining and a promising day lay ahead of us. As we drove past Montserrat mountain, Fred pointed it out and noted that it is a really unique and how nice the visit to the monastery had been. We reached our first winery at 10 sharp, and Marta was ready for us. She took us through the history of the winery and why they are doing what they do before heading into the vineyards for some more detailed explanations and and a Q&A time. when the time came for the tasting, we took advantage of the sun and enjoyed our tasting outside (the puppy kept us company) as we talked about the wines and the processes.
Afterwards we headed over the hill to visit Rimarts and watch Ernest take us through the process of hand-crafted cava before we got to sample the finished product. The taste testing techniques were something different and really helped complete the experience.
As we headed back to Barcelona we talked about the wines and food in Barcelona and Catalunya in general, and I dropped them off at the hotel to enjoy the rest of their visit.
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