The members of the ARA Prèmium Club discover the taste and roots of peasant wine
The "ARA unconditional club" have visited two farmhouses in Calonge that make country wine and the historic center of the town, where there is a high concentration of bookstores
A group from the ARA Premium Club has enjoyed a day in Calonge. The activity began with a walk through the historic center of the town, just as the numerous bookstores were opening ("Calonge, town of books" is a slogan that has become popular) and when the people of Calonge were going to the outdoor market stalls. The participants stopped for a good while in front of a large mural by Pilarín, and reviewed the main elements of Calonge it contains.
Guided by David Gràcia, a member of the Fundació Remença XXI – which aims to protect and promote the numerous varieties of traditional vine and wine from Calonge –, they have visited, walking among vineyards, in a plain surrounded by the Gavarres, two of the main farmhouses, where they have carried out wine tastings. Lively conversations have arisen during the two tastings. Manel Comas, from Mas Ponsjoan, has highlighted the economic difficulties of maintaining a business based on making wine as it has been done for centuries, without additives – something he would not give up for anything in the world – and has revealed that he received a significant financial offer to sell the farmhouse and live off rent, something he would not do for anything in the world. He also emphasized that they make wine with singular and unique varieties, unfiltered, unclarified, and without sulfites.
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