AUS Rosé Pét-Nat, amongst the favorites Jordi Luque
2023.04.16
The ancestral wine from Celler de les Aus is one of the wines highlighted in his article for Beber Magazine, the digital media specialized in beverages.
On April 15 and 16 was held in Barcelona a new edition of the independent fair of natural wines Vella Terra, in which Mireia Pujol-Busquets joined with Celler de les Aus. Jordi Luque, a communicator with a focus on gastronomy, attended the event and published his favorite wines, from amongst those he tasted, in Beber Magazine.
The selection includes the ancestral AUS Rosé Pét-Nat 2022, which he defines as “Delicious, fruity and crisp”. “We are, from our point of view, in front of the best producer of ancestral wines, understood as the cleanest and without defects, in Spain,” says about Mireia.
Committed to nature
The Celler de les Aus project began in 2006, with the production of the first sulfite-free cava. Led by Mireia Pujol-Busquets, this winery is Alta Alella’s most visible commitment to sustainability.
The family continues its pursuit of offering natural wines and cavas made without added sulfites. A dynamic winery full of experience, with a burning desire to improve and a deep appreciation for exceptional work.
Mireia Pujol-Busquets: “The near future is to have plants that require no treatment at all”
2023.04.11
Betevé (Barcelona TV) interviews Mireia Pujol-Busquets, co-owner and second generation of Alta Alella.
Alta Alella, an organic family-run winery since its origin, is located just 10 km away from Barcelona and set in a privileged area: the Serralada de Marina Natural Park. Taking advantage of this proximity to the city, Betevé, Barcelona television, visited the Can Genís estate to know the project firsthand.
In the report, journalist Íngrid Colomer interviews Mireia Pujol-Busquets, co-owner and second generation of the winery. Alta Alella’s commitment to the territory and sustainability are the main focus of the conversation. “We are organic since the beginning and 18 years ago we started making wines and cavas without sulfites, natural wines with minimal intervention. We always talk about transparent wines. We want them to transmit the vintage, wines without makeup, that reflect the varieties, the soil, the sea, and the people behind them”, explains Mireia. And she adds: “In terms of viticulture, since we are very aware of organic farming and climate change, we have been working for 12 years on a project to develop varieties that are resistant and adapted to climate change (VRIAACC). […] The near future is to have plants that require no treatment at all. We must think about future generations and the legacy we will leave them”.
What makes Alta Alella wines unique, which is the main variety of the area and with what food we can pair them are other topics that are discussed throughout the interview. And also the Wine Tourism, a field in which the winery has also been a pioneer: “Ten years ago we decided to open the doors of the winery to the public and we invested in creating a wine tourism center. This has allowed us to be in contact with people and build loyalty in a very different way. […] Now we can provide a full experience. They walk in, they smell, they see, they ask questions… This is what remains in the end”, Mireia points out.
Watch the full interview (min. 1:47:00)
The cocktail made with Alta Alella Pansa Blanca: discover it!
2023.03.07
The journalist Ruth Troyano takes you to Dry Law in Vilassar de Mar, where they make a unique cocktail with a very special ingredient for us: Alta Alella PB!
Have you ever drink a cocktail made with wine? At Dry Law Wine & Cocktail Bar, in Vilassar de Mar, you have the chance to try the Sant Mateu, one of the cocktails created by the brothers Sergi and Raúl Espada. Among its ingredients is Alta Alella PB, a wine made from the Pansa Blanca grape variety. We recommend a visit to the trendy cocktail bar in Maresme region, a great plan after visiting our winery.
The journalist Ruth Troyano visited them and shares her experience on Gastrotalkers, a digital media specialised in gastronomy and wine. In addition, she also reveals other cocktails that we have made in Alta Alella, which are prepared with one of our wines or cavas, and that you can try to make at home!
Read the full article (original in Catalan)
“Alta Alella, pioneering radical eco-responsibility”
2022.12.13
SOMM TV, a streaming service dedicated to the worlds of wine and food, has published an article dedicated to Cava appellation, its quality regulations and production regions.
The full article includes an interview with Mireia Pujol-Busquets, where the author Kathleen Willcox highlights Alta Alella’s commitment to organic agriculture and sustainability, the aim of the winery to elaborate high quality Cavas, and their involvement in the project of developing disease-resistant grape varieties as a way to mitigate climate change.
AUS Bruant: “Celebration bubbles”
AUS Bruant: “Celebration bubbles”
2022.12.23
The magazine Selectus Wines has selected AUS Bruant amongst the bubble recommendations for all kinds of celebrations.
Xavier Ayala, a well-known Spanish sommelier who has worked at Can Roca, La Boscana or Nandu Jubany group, amongst others, highlights the work of the Pujol-Busquets family to produce transparent wines and cavas that reflect the characteristics of the terroir and the vintage as much as possible: “If there is anyone in the wine industry in Spain to whom we are indebted, I think it would have to be Josep Maria Pujols Busquets. For decades, he has been one of the pioneering oenologists in the tireless pursuit of purity in winemaking.”
This sparkling wine produced in Celler de les Aus is an organic and natural cava, 100% Pansa Blanca (xarel·lo) and elaborated without added sulfites.
Alta Alella wines selected by ABC Spanish newspaper
2022.03.14
The Wine’s Guide 2023 issued by ABC Spanish newspaper highlighted three wines from Alta Alella amongst its recommendations of the year. Pilar Cavero, sommelier and wine critic, has tasted and reviewed two sparkling wines from Pujol-Busquets family (Alta Alella 10 2010 and Alta Alella MIRGIN EXEO Paraje Calificado Vallcirera 2016), and a white wine (Alta Alella Cau d’en Genís 2021).
Alta Alella 10 2010: “(…) Mireia and Josep Maria Pujol-Busquets have thought big to produce this complex and mature cava, vibrant and fruity, an example that long ageing is the way forward for the great Spanish sparkling wines“.
Alta Alella MIRGIN EXEO Paraje Calificado Vallcirera 2016: “(…) Elegant, full of fruit and pastry notes, it is honest and direct, fresh and gentle“.
Alta Alella Cau d’en Genís 2021: “(…) Fennel and salinity envelop an honest white wine, the result of a job well done“.
Alta Alella 10: “A wine for a luxury Christmas”
2022.12.08
The digital magazine Beber Magazine has chosen Alta Alella 10 2012 among the wine recommendations to celebrate this Christmas. In the words of Cira López, Alta Alella 10 is “the great bet” to accompany the Christmas menu. “A cava full of nuances and personality; fresh, elegant, complex and very different from what people usually think a cava is”.
