PENEDÈS

The Penedès is the largest and most productive wine region of Catalonia, north east side of Spain, and is considered the birthplace of Cava. The region has a long winemaking history and due to its close proximately to Barcelona has always enjoyed a strong export market. In the 19th century it was one of the first Spanish wine regions to involve itself with large-scale commercial production of wine, mainly for export to post-phylloxera France. In the 1960s & 1970s, the Penedès region led the way in the Spanish wine industry's technological revolution, being the first wine region to adopt the use of temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation tanks. The region also began to import more international varieties and better vine selections of grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Merlot, Pinot noir, Riesling and Sauvignon-blanc.

The region is divided into three zones – the lowland Baix Penedès, the Penedès central which lies between coastal and inland mountain ranges, and the upland Penedès Superior or Alt Penedès.

Mas Codina

• D.O.: Penedès
• Grape variety: Perellada, Chardonnay, Macabeo, Pinot Noire, Xarelo, Ull de LLebre, Merlot & Samsó
• Cava, Red Wine & White Wine

DESCRIPTION

MAS CODINA is a vineyard of 40 Ha. Located in Alt Penedès, which dates back to 1681, since then, it has been dedicated exclusively to the cultivation of the vineyard and the production of wine.

Between 30 and 45 days before the grape harvest, the grape is no longer treated.

To know the exact date of the harvest, periodic controls are made of grape ripening making analytical tests of grade, tartaric acid, pH, a ratio of the average weight of the grain and a tasting of the grapes.