PODCAST: Harvest time! A taste of the world of Catalan wine
Wine tourism and organic wine sales are booming but climate change is an unpredictable threat for wineries
wine harvest
Catalonia's organic wines are growing exponentially
Mediterranean climate, awareness and sales in northern Europe contribute to doubling amount of eco-friendly hectares of grape in 5 years
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Harvest losses of up to 80%: wine cellars struggle with fungi and climate change
Organic producers are paradoxically the ones most badly affected, as some try to grow new resistant varieties to avoid using chemicals
Harvest starts in Catalonia
Raimat winery gathers grapes manually and in the dark
Catalan winery kicks off annual European grape harvest
Raimat began picking grapes on Monday night, starting a season that promises wines of ‘excellent quality’
Wine-growers expect 2010 to be one of the best vintages in years
This August, managers of Cellers de Raïmat in Lleida start the grape harvest hoping that a slow ripening process will produce a truly excellent vintage