Our independent, professional and international fair of natural wines, which brings together a large range of Catalan and Spanish, as well as Italian, French, and in this edition with guests from Austria and Portugal from the organic and natural wine sector, celebrated its 4th edition… Leer más »VELLA TERRA BARCELONA 2019: The natural wine fair reference of our country
I have traveled through France and Italy, for work and pleasure: I work at the organization of the Vella Terra Barcelona natural wine fair, one of the largest fairs in Spain dedicated to the world of the natural wine, so I can say, with no… Leer más »Vella Terra Barcelona natural wine fair: Impact of an independent fair in the city
In Tbilisi, Georgia, cradle of the first wines, the «Zero Compromise Natural Wine Fair» took place in the first days of May, in Fabrika (an old sewing factory) converted into a multifunctional urban space: popular market, restaurant and hostel, that perfectly combines ancient Soviet elements… Leer más »Zero Compromise: Georgian natural wine fair
We collaborate with The Volcanic Garden LUPA (Vegetable Garden and Nursery for the recovery of ancestral vegetable seeds) «Natural agriculture is a cultural expression, it is rebellion and it is life” The filmmaker most involved with natural farming in recent years is working on his… Leer más »Jonathan Nossiter. His most ambitious project: for the love of the rebirth of life
More and more winemakers and processors are interested in biodynamic viticulture. The good results after using this method, both in relation to the vitalization of the silos and the quality of the vineyard, make the wine sector bet more and more on these practices. The… Leer más »«Weeds do not exist» One day with Joan Salicru and a trip through living vineyards.
Monday, 17 of July: taking advantage of the Vinyas Lliures event, which was held at Partida Creus, we were able to visit Eduard Piè Palomar from Sicus Terrers Mediterranis. He is one of the artisans who has always been present in Vella Terra, representing the… Leer más »Sicus: part of a new generation of winemakers
There are many different processes of making wine, but before analyzing in detail each and every one of them – except commercial ones (or what we call the “technological process”) – we can see that the trend is to have none or just a minimum additional intervention compared to the natural process.
Sicily is a bewitching land, full of contrasts and rich in history- typically known as the cradle of civilizations – where winemaking has always had deep and traditional roots. It was as a matter of fact, considered one of the biggest producer of wine in… Leer más »Sicily: Voyage through artisanal wines
In recent years we can see along the country more and more retail chains that sell “industrial bread”, frozen or demi-baked. This happen mostly in multi-purpose shops more than in bakeries or similar. Usually we find this sophisticated bread as baguettes. The main part of those baguettes is not eatable anymore just few hours after the purchase, because they become incredibly hard. These baguettes give us an idea of unhealthy food. They are also prohibited in any kind of diets.
Recientemente he leído un articulo de la UCLA, Universidad de L.A sobre un estudio en forma de un análisis de 74.000 catas a ciegas hecho por críticos profesionales de vino que muestra que los vinos ecológicos- bio – naturales, obtienen puntuaciones más altas que los… Leer más »LA UCLA A FAVOR DE LOS VINOS NATURALES