ALSINA & SARDÀ CATALUNYA, SPAIN
In 1862 Eloi Alsina’s ancestors started growing grapes in the hills west of Barcelona, in the municipality of Pla del Penedès. At that time winemakers made the wine on the properties and sold it to negociants. It wasn’t until 1982 that they started to estate bottle their wine and cava. Year by year, they have perfected their techniques in the vineyards and the cellar, eventually transitioning to organic production. They believe maintaining the balance of the ecosystem and developing a sustainable crop result in the land being expressed in its fruits. Their wines and cava’s are the expression of those qualitative characteristics that define their land and climate. Today, the family owns more than 85% of the vineyards they farm.