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DOQ Priorat / Coster GPS 41°14'17.3"N 0°49'51.9"E

Aceite de oliva / Olivos GPS 41°04'23.8"N 0°43'41.1"E

Rias Baixas / Viñedo GPS 42°27'58.7"N 8°34'58.0"W

DOQ Priorat / Almendro en Flor GPS 41°14'10.8"N 0°50'03.4"E

DO Terra Alta / Viñedo GPS 41°06'51.7"N 0°25'05.0"E

DOQ Priorat / Viñedo GPS 41°14'26.1"N 0°49'39.0"E

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Today we happily share with you the thoughts of Matteo

“Terroir” Poboleda Vineyard – Flora (DOQ Priorat)

For several days now, spring seems to have arrived, the

“Terroir” Poboleda Estate- Geology (DOQ Priorat)

As one admires the biodiversity of our organic vineyard (Fig.

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After more than 25 years in the wine business🍷,

After more than 25 years in the wine business🍷, their commitment is to know their clients🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏾‍♂️, their expectations⛰, their tastes🙌🏻, what is going to please them 🎯...

They are also very attentive to the right prices and in light of this experience that's why we are glad to work with them! 😉

Cheers ✨

@comptoirdesvins

#tuesdaymotivation #winelovers #wineoclock #sommelier #importexport #belgium

We often write to welcome a new collaborator but r

We often write to welcome a new collaborator but rarely write again about this person🖋. But it is these people somehow in the shadow that makes the company special👥.

So it is time to introduce Carlos Sancho, my great collaborator✨. Carlos was introduced to me by his mentor Clément Robert MS (a top sommelier based in the UK) in May 2017.

I took him on board 🛳 as he was a sommelier like me and looked serious, ambitious and modest.

We got to know each other more in the many places that I have to go as a sommelier vigneron. In the vineyard breaking our back harvesting 🥵🍃, in wine fairs 🍷, uncorking bottles 🍾, tasting wines 🧐, spitting (sometimes) and I started to consider him like my little brother (some people say that we look alike). Unfortunately for me some people also asked if he was my son!!!! (I felt old all of a sudden 😢👴🏻).

With the Covid we had to adapt, from travelling to introducing my wines, he had to reinvent himself and he is now a community manager👨🏻‍💻/IT guy/export manager, etc.

By the way, this is not a letter📃 of recommendation… Just a public thank you to a person that I can count on in this difficult time🤝.

Cheers Carlos👏🏼✨,

Franck.

#franckmassard #sommelier #sommelierlife🍷 #communitymanager #workteam #collegue #winelovers

Last week I was blending my red wines from priorat

Last week I was blending my red wines from priorat (my top wine🤩), a daunting task as we had to taste 12 different wines from 7 different coopers😱 and find the ideal alchemy🤫. I do it with 3 friends as I find important to discuss experiences and hone the best possible blend… 🙌🏻

The way we work 💪🏻 our way up is by tasting the wines in the older barrels that would be fruitier and build up the tasting towards the more powerful carignan wines aged in newer oak.

Based on a 1st review we would then create some potential blends, about 3 or 4. The discussion turns around structure of tannins, purity of fruit, oak component future of the wine. My friend Dominique for instance was going for the pure expression of fruit, but I found that the oak element in two other wines was adding a layer of complexity to the wine. We also had to consider that this wine will not be released for the next 2 years ⏳, time will play its part smothering the edges, bounding the oak with other components in the wine adding complexity and finesse.

Yes, time and patience is a key player in crafting fine wines... 😌

#craftwine #winetasting #taste #winelovers #lifestyle #winesfromspain #doqpriorat

El próximo LUNES 23 de NOVIEMBRE 📆a las 19h (P

El próximo LUNES 23 de NOVIEMBRE 📆a las 19h (Península) podéis disfrutar de una CATA ONLINE GRATUITA🍾de la mano de @winestyletravel con la participación de FRANCK MASSARD 🙋🏻‍♂.

"Franck Massard: Sommelier vigneron. 20 años de historia" será el tema del evento, y junto a una selección de vinos🍷, Franck hablará sobre su trayectoria, su pasión por la viña y los retos superados desde su aparición en escena como “vigneron”.

¿Quieres unirte? ¡En el enlace de nuestra bio ⬆️puedes reservar tu plaza! ¡Os esperamos!

@winestyletravel #cataonline #zoom #zoommeeting #winelovers #wine #spain #sommelier #winetime #winemaker #vigneron #virtualtasting

✨ SPECIAL RELEASE: 2017 Bellesa Perfecta Red ❤

✨ SPECIAL RELEASE: 2017 Bellesa Perfecta Red ❤️

This is our first vintage and bottling coming 100% from our own vineyards in Priorat, a tiny parcel with low yielding vines planted on llicorella soils.

We have produced just 3.000 bottles 🍾 of this wine from the stellar 2017 vintage and are delighted to be able to release it publicly for a short time.

@d.o.q.priorat @doqpriorat #Bellesaperfecta #2017 #winelovers #redwine #prioratwines #doqpriorat #winetime #winemaker #sommelier #vigneron

¡Y LLEGÓ EL DÍA! ¡SORTEO! 🥳 ¡Queremos dar

¡Y LLEGÓ EL DÍA! ¡SORTEO! 🥳

¡Queremos daros, junto a @wineissocial la oportunidad de llevaros una botella MAGNUM de nuestro vino HUMILITAT 2014! 😋
Habrá DOS GANADORES, y a cada uno se llevará UNA BOTELLA 🍾.
(Solo válido en Península)

¿Qué tenéis que hacer?

1. Seguirnos a nosotros y a @wineissocial
2. Dar like ❤️ al post en las DOS cuentas
3. Mencionar con quién compartirías la botella 😏 (en nuestro post y en el de @wineissocial) (Puedes comentar las veces que quieras mencionando a DIFERENTES AMIGOS)

‼️BONUS: Si quieres tener el DOBLE DE POSIBILIDADES comparte nuestra publicación en stories, mencionándonos y a @wineissocial

⚠️ IMPORTANTE: ¡El perfil tiene que ser público!

Tenéis de plazo 📆 hasta el SÁBADO 28 DE NOVIEMBRE a las 23:59 p.m.

¡Y el LUNES 30 anunciaremos los GANADORES🎉! ¡MUCHÍSIMA SUERTE A TODOS🤞🏼!

@wineissocial @d.o.q.priorat @doqpriorat

#sorteo #nacional #sorteonacional #españa #regalo #humilitat

Sulfites, or what is the same, sulfur dioxide 🧬

Sulfites, or what is the same, sulfur dioxide 🧬 (SO2), are a widely used preservative in winemaking 🍷 and in the many food industries 🏭, due to their antioxidant and antibacterial 🦠 properties.

However, sulfites are not just added additives 🧪, they are generated and are also naturally found in foods we eat every day🥫🧃🍺🍪🍩🍰🥧🍜🥩🥓🥐🥖🐟🦐 if they have gone through a fermentation process.

The sulfites used in the right measure 📐 prevent oxidation and help to preserve the wine better ⏳, but our idea when it comes to making wine is not to abuse this element too much and let the wines "express" themselves freely 🌱.

And what do you prefer🤔? Wines with or without sulfites?

#Saviesa #ElMagoTintoEstiloLibre #LaCesta #sulfites #nosulfites #wine #winemakers #wineproducers #sommelierlife #sulfatefree #sulfitefree

Enotourism 🍇✈️ (or wine tourism) is one of

Enotourism 🍇✈️ (or wine tourism) is one of the most popular tourist sectors in Spain 🇪🇸 in recent years.

What is it? 🧐 It is tourism based on exploring and getting to know the world of wine first-hand: you learn about the wineries, the vineyards, the wine making process and the history behind all these processes.

From Franck Massard we encourage you to try this sector in first person and soon in our vineyards...😏 We are working on it! Happy Enotourism Day!

#enoturismo #enotourism #spain #tourism #travelling #travel #discover #winelovers #winelifestyle

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