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Bruno Colomer is the winemaker at Raventós Codorníu
to travel around the world with a Codorníu business
card, as it opens many doors. In most countries around
the world we are known for our Cavas”. What can be
said about the company that is not already known? At
Raventós Codorníu, the opinion is that all the regulatory
changes “do not imply a different way of working, since
all the principles that are defined were already being
applied: the origin of the vineyard, choice of vineyards
for lengthy ageing... but it is true that with the new
regulations we are permitted to mention the origin of
the grapes on the labels. Some administrative aspects
have changed, such as the certification of vineyards for
Guarda or Guarda Superior; reporting the Kg/Ha to the
administration, and differentiating it from the rest of
the vineyard, for example: but the work and internal
winery procedures are 100% compatible with the new
regulations”. Raventós Codorníu is already known in
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