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in terms of classification, with zones and sub-zones,
are interesting: “Any personalisation is worthwhile,
especially for Premium Cavas, where we will be able
to make highly expressive Cavas”. In turn, the winery
believes this will facilitate sales.
CASTELL SANT ANTONI - AWAITING CHANGE
This winery, which is approaching the 60th anniversary
of its official opening (1963), is a family project that
began when Ramón Canals Ridorsa decided to build a
small wine cellar at the back of the family home in Sant
Sadurní d’Anoia. Subsequently, as sales experienced
incremental growth, the space became too small and
they had to “emigrate” to the outskirts of the town to
accommodate the now larger production volumes.
The new brand was born on the eve of the 21st century,
in 1999, and led to the current name of the winery:
‘Castell Sant Antoni’. Pere Canals’ project became a
reality with the emergence of a new winery dedicated to
producing highly expressive Cavas.
Since then, drawing on their dedication and patience, they
have been producing high quality Cavas some 40 km from
Barcelona, in the birthplace of Cava. The belief here is
that “the new regulations are a step in the right direction.
Consumers are becoming more and more demanding
and providing extra information about the origin of the
wines they drink is, without a doubt, an initiative that is
not only good but also necessary at the present time. It is
important to point out that this is a very substantial and
complex change, which we are still studying in depth. We
are waiting to see how it will be applied in the medium
term throughout the entire appellation”.
Any additional information they can provide in the
future, due to changes in the regulations “is also an
opportunity on a commercial level and good news, but to
a large extent, whether or not it will ultimately facilitate
marketing will depend on how the new regulations are
applied and developed”.
Sergi Canals, on the right, is the winemaker at Castell Sant Antoni
COSTERS DEL SIO -
PROUD OF ITS SPARKLING WINES
Halfway between the towns of Balaguer and Agramunt,
in Lleida, is this project which began to take shape in the
Juan and José are the owners of Costers del Sió
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