News 2018-11-02T12:13:22+00:00

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LaFou Els Amelers; a white wine with a character as solid as concrete

26 May, 2017|

Federico Oldenburg, a journalist and editor who specializes in food and wine, features LaFou Els Amelers in an article in Metrópoli, a supplement with the El Mundo newspaper. He writes about the trend of fermenting and ageing white wine in concrete tanks. LaFou Els Amelers is fermented and aged for [...]

Gold medals for LaFou at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition 2017

27 April, 2017|

LaFou de Batea and LaFou Els Amelers pick up the Gold and Gold + 90 medals respectively at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition 2017. The magazine Gilbert & Gaillard is of French origin and has over 25 years of experience. It runs its tasting worldwide throughout the 5 continents. [...]

The magazine “Sobremesa” awards 93 points to LaFou de Batea

11 April, 2017|

Five wines from Terra Alta, a region in the extreme south of Catalonia, were very highly rated by the magazine “Sobremesa”. One of the five wines that stood out was LaFou de Batea, which was awarded 93 points by the magazine.  This fitting choice highlights the personality of the native [...]

LaFou Els Amelers, among seven oak-aged white wines you must taste

7 April, 2017|

In April, the magazine “Cupatges” recommends LaFou Els Amelers as one of seven oak-aged white wines that must be tasted.  LaFou Els Amelers is 100% white Grenache and its name “els amelers” pays tribute to the almond trees that grow alongside the vines in the vineyards in the Terra Alta [...]

LaFou appears on the TV channel “Districte 21”

13 March, 2017|

On 8 March last, Joan Vaqué, who is responsible for wine tourism at the LaFou winery, appeared on a wine programme called Denominació d’Origen which featured on the TV channel “Districte 21” (Canal 21 Ebre). For almost 11 minutes, Joan presented LaFou and three of its wines, as well as [...]

LaFou de Batea wins the gold medal at Grenaches du Monde

13 February, 2017|

On Saturday 11 February, the tasting session for the international competition Grenaches du Monde took place in Sardinia. The contest is promoted by the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon to honour top wines made with the Garnacha variety from designations of origin all around the world. LaFou de Batea [...]

“Decanter”, a prestigious english magazine, recommends LaFou Celler

1 February, 2017|

Decanter, an English magazine, published a great article on the rise of Catalan white wine and the commitment to quality of these wines in this territory. The article recommends the winery LaFou Celler under the section ‘Catalonia: six names to know’. Read article:  http://www.lafou.net/news/170201-Decanter-LAFOU.pdf

92 points for LaFou Els Amelers

15 December, 2016|

The ABC Wine Guide 2017 awarded 92 points to LAFOU Els Amelers. Among the thousands of wines tasted throughout 2016, six hundred have been selected with an aim to providing a recommendation of the country’s best wines for 2017.

Great reception at the 29th Wine Festival in Terra Alta

11 November, 2016|

On the last weekend of October, the 29th edition of the Wine Festival in Terra Alta was held in Gandesa, a fair which attracted a large number of visitors and participating wineries. The Festival closed its doors after a busy weekend which drew large crowds of visitors. The wine-tasting sessions [...]

The Harvest at LAFOU

25 October, 2016|

The 2016 vintage will be remembered as one of the driest in recent times in the Terra Alta region, and in the Batea area the harvest yield was down by 25% to 30%. It was, however, an outstanding year as far as grape health and quality are concerned; high acidity [...]

Ramon Roqueta, “Best Winemaker of the Year”

15 July, 2016|

Ramon Roqueta has been awarded the "Best Winemaker of the Year" by the Catalan Association of Sommeliers (ACS). The winemaker received this award in the Sommeliers' Night meeting held in Girona. The event was opened by the President of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, and brought together renowned sommeliers, winemakers and [...]

LaFou killsit in Asia

22 February, 2016|

Joan Ramon Mañé, our Brand Ambassador, has recently travelled to Asia to show our LaFou wines, Tokyo and Osaka where the chosen spots for the pairing dinners get a warm welcome and an amazing success.

LaFou wines flying with the world best airlines

15 February, 2016|

British Airways adds LaFou El Sender to its selected wine offer for Business Class, also Ana (All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. 全日本空輸) has add LaFou de Batea for the international flights. Again LaFou wines overcame a new challenge “sky is the limit”.


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