Josep Ventosa
Journal
Notes from the winery: grapes, method, territory and the things we explain in the tasting room every day.

A weekend in the Baix Penedès: vines in the morning, beach in the afternoon
Bellvei is the one corner of Penedès where you can tour a winery in the morning and be on the sand ten minutes later. A real two-day itinerary.

Xarel·lo: the grape that holds Penedès together
It gives cava its body, it ages best, and for decades nobody wanted to bottle it on its own. A portrait of the variety that is most ours.

Brut or brut nature: what actually changes inside the bottle
The difference between a brut and a brut nature is not price or prestige: it is a few grams of sugar added at the very end. Here is when each one makes sense.