04 SEPT 2023
During the first half of the year, the wine tasting team of the Peñín guide, a model both nationally and internationally, evaluated around 9.800 wines from over 2000 cellars around the country.
With a score of 93 points for LaFou de Batea, the ...
01 SEPT 2023
On the 5th of August, a new edition of the Wine Party of Batea took place, as part of the acts of the village’s local festival, celebrated from the 4th to the 8th of August.
The Wine exhibition began at 19h under the porches of Batea’s Town ...
19 JUL 2023
Beth Willard, the wine tasting person in charge of Spanish wines for Decanter, has recently published an article in the magazine entitled "Experts choice: Terra Alta", where she selects up to 18 wines from the Terra Alta region found in the British ...
30 JUN 2023
On the 11th edition of the contest, held on this occasion in New York and with the objective of awarding the best Grenache wines in the world – be it wines 100% Grenache or blending of wine-, the wine LaFou de Batea has obtained one of the Gold ...
29 JUN 2023
Last June 26th the 12 members of the new Governing Council that will represent the Appellation of Origin Terra Alta were appointed (Ramon Roqueta Segalés, among them). This mandate will begin mid 2023, with a term of office of four years.
Turnout ...
22 MAY 2023
The other 2 wines from the cellar, LaFou El Sender and LaFou Els Amelers, also awarded with 90 points.
Delicious is one of the adjectives that the critic uses to describe the wine LaFou de Batea, awarded with 92 points. "A hint of iodine and ...
25 ABR 2023
The Primavera DO Terra Alta (Terra Alta Designation of Origin Spring weeks) took place last week; a week of cultural and gastronomic activities, with the wines of the Terra Alta Designation of Origin- which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year- ...
23 MAR 2023
During the first term of the year, LaFou Celler was present in the main International fairs of the sector: the Barcelona Wine Week (BWW), from the 6th to the 8th of February, a fair that received over 20.000 professionals of the sector from 79 countries, ...
05 DIC 2019
The prestigious wine guide ABC 2020-awards 92 points to LaFou Els Amelers 2018, (which is the same score it was given in the guide Guia Vivir El Vino - 365 Vinos al Año 2020), and it highlights its great character and taste. In the same guide, LaFou ...
03 DIC 2019
With 91 points, LaFou de Batea 2015 was the highest-rated wine from the DO Terra Alta in the Guia Proensa 2020. The guide describes this wine as having: "great harmony in the various nuances; black and red berries, minerals, spices, ... body and nerve, ...
28 NOV 2019
On November 25, Experiencia Verema Barcelona (Barcelona Harvest Experience) was held for the seventh year running. The Maritime Museum in Barcelona hosted this wine event that gathered over 100 of the best wineries on a national and international ...
22 NOV 2019
LaFou de Batea was awarded 95 points in the the wine guide Guía de Vinos Gourmets 2020 making it the highest rated wine from the DO Terra Alta.
In 2020, this guide will publish its 35th edition. Its tasting team is made up of professionals from ...
08 NOV 2019
On November 4, the wine guide Guia de Vins de Catalunya 2020 was launched on the market. The well-established and traditional launching event took place in the Àgora Room in the Hotel Trade Center in Barcelona. Over 100 wineries from all Denominations ...
07 NOV 2019
On November 5 at Cliqk Studios in the SoHo neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York, the Catalan Tourism Board held a dinner to present Catalonia as a food and wine destination. Guests included press and influencers who were served Catalan dishes and ...
05 NOV 2019
On October 28 and 29 at the IFEMA pavilion in Madrid, a fair to celebrate Spain’s best wines for 2020 was held. Some 350 wineries presented almost 2,000 wines to around 5,000 professionals from 40 countries.
The LaFou Celler was present with ...
04 NOV 2019
LaFou Els Amelers is acclaimed as the best White Grenache from the DO Terra Alta in a Wine Competition for DO Terra Alta 2019. The winery picked up this award on Friday, 1 November, during the Gandesa Wine Festival.
The highlight of this festival ...
23 OCT 2019
LAFOU El Sender 2017 is launched; it is the seventh vintage of this wine and it is a true and pure reflection of the landscape of Terra Alta and the great richness of the Grenache variety par excellence.
This wine shows an intense red colour. The ...
25 SEPT 2019
Once again, the guild of hotels - Gremi d'Hotels de Barcelona, INCAVI and the Catalan association of DOs (denominations of origin) organized an event called “Hotels with DO”. This event received the support of Barcelona’s School of Hotel Management, ...
20 SEPT 2019
On 16th September, Sweden celebrated “Grenache Day”.
This occasion is aimed at promoting Spanish wines, as well as to highlight and present the Spanish wine sector as a modern and innovative one in which sustainability and adapting to the environment ...
19 SEPT 2019
"Harvest in Terra Alta with Ramon Roqueta at LaFou Celler". This is the name Sentits Barcelona gave to the Professional Seminar organized on 16 September at LaFou Celler.
Guests took a tour of the vineyards, took part in the harvest, prepared the ...
17 SEPT 2019
LaFou Celler organises seasonal Gourmet Food and Wine tasting sessions and the last one was held in September during the heat of the harvest season. Guests were invited to tour the vineyards and to taste and savour LaFou Els Amelers and new unfiltered ...
10 JUN 2019
On June 8, the LaFou Winery hosted a Spring Tasting event; “Degustació de Primavera”. Wine and vines were the stars of the show and it was here that the new LaFou Els Amelers vintage could be tasted in a pairing with seasonal dishes prepared ...
03 JUN 2019
The prestigious wine magazine Decanter features LaFou Els Amelers 2017 in an article by Sarah Jane Evans MW - "Explore Spain's Undiscovered Wines" - and Decanter gives this wine 90 points, which is the highest rating a Terra Alta wine has ever been ...
30 MAY 2019
“Are the wines I've had to date artificial ones? “... “Why is there an interest in classifying a wine as "natural" if it isn’t?” ... "What about healthy wines?".
Ramon Roqueta is Lafou’s owner and oenologist. In his third blog post, ...
28 MAY 2019
Just a few weeks ago I was invited to a debate on "natural" wines, a topic that is very fashionable at the moment, but also a controversial one. So, today we will talk about them.
So, are the wines I've had to date artificial ones?
No, not at all. ...
23 ABR 2019
Grenaches du Monde is an itinerary event which was held this year in its home of origin in the wine region of Roussillon (France). LaFou El Sender 2016 is a fresh red wine, with a seductive nobility and whose name comes from the word “path” (el ...
03 ABR 2019
LaFou presented its wines to professionals from the hotel and catering industry at a congress held between March 11 and April 1. This event was organized by the Denomination of Origin Terra Alta on the Costa Daurada and in Barcelona respectively. ...
25 MAR 2019
A local newspaper - Diari de Tarragona – featured LaFou Els Amelers among its gourmet recommendations on March 23. ...
12 MAR 2019
LaFou Celler attended the first edition of the Catalan Conference on Wine Communication (Comuvicat 2019). Ramon Roqueta, LaFou’s owner and oenologist, took part in a round table on "What we don’t talk about in the wine sector". During this ...
22 FEB 2019
On Saturday, March 2nd, the LaFou Winery will host its third seasonal pairing event “Cicle de Maridatges Gastronòmics de Temporada al Celler”. The winery launched this event in May last year to pair seasonal cuisine with its wines. In May, it ...
22 FEB 2019
In its March edition, the prestigious wine magazine Decanter once again rates LaFou wines in a special feature on the Terra Alta region: LaFou Els Amelers with 92 points and LaFou de Batea with 93 points.
The author, Miquel Hudin, also includes ...
18 FEB 2019
On February 14th last, the LaFou Winery, together with Tarroné de Batea Winery, was invited to take part in the programme Districte 21 (Canal 21 Tierras del Ebro) to present the winery and its wines. Joan Vaqué spoke on behalf of the LaFou Winery ...
14 FEB 2019
"It is not entirely correct to speak of native grape varieties " ... ", if you are asked where White Garnacha comes from, Terra Alta is your answer " says Ramon Roqueta, oenologist and owner of the LaFou Winery. These are just some thoughts on the Garnacha ...
14 FEB 2019
With the blog underway, I can no longer delay talking about one of my favourite subjects: the Garnacha variety which, curiously enough, I "discovered" and fell in love with by studying in France, which is why I started the LaFou project in the Terra ...
12 FEB 2019
On February 8th last, at the Town Hall in Morella, LaFou wines were paired with dishes that were prepared in an exhibition of showcooking by the restaurant Vinatea de Morella.
From 25 January to 10 March, the truffle which is considered a culinary ...
31 ENE 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, the LaFou Winery hosted students taking the “International Diploma in Management of the Vine and Wine “(OIV MSc in Wine Management).
This international diploma is aimed exclusively at future executives and management ...
09 ENE 2019
LaFou El Sender 2015 has been included in a list of the world’s top 20 wines in the prestigious wine magazine Decanter. Throughout 2018, members of the magazine’s tasting team sampled and assessed a wide range of wines from around the world and ...
07 ENE 2019
The "Anuario de Vinos El País 2019" awarded our wines with 90 points and over: 92 points for LaFou de Batea 2015, 91 points for LaFou Els Amelers 2017 and 90 points for LaFou El Sender 2016. ...
04 ENE 2019
“Mi Vino” magazine (issue 241, December 2018) features LaFou Els Amelers Màgnum in its last tasting of the year which was dedicated exclusively to the format of magnum bottles. The magazine emphasizes the persistence of the wild nature of the ...
03 ENE 2019
LaFou Els Amelers 2017 obtained 93 points in the wine guide “Vivir El Vino 365 Vinos al Año 2019". This guide presents a collection of wines chosen by a team of experts after blindly tasting over 1,600 samples. The experts choose 365 wines they ...
02 ENE 2019
The LaFou Winery has launched its new website: http://www.lafou.net where users can now book wine tours online.
In keeping with the philosophy on which the winery and its wines are founded, one of the website’s most important new features is ...
10 DIC 2018
The Expansion Newspaper included LaFou Els Amelers 2017 in its selection of 12 great wines for Christmas. DO Terra Alta is renowned for producing the best White Grenache thanks to the personality of this variety which is an ideal pairing for dishes ...
03 DIC 2018
LaFou de Batea 2015 was given a rating of 95 points, the highest and best score that a wine from Terra Alta was given in the 2019 Guía de Vinos Gourmets 2019 (Gourmet Wine Guide), which also gave LaFou El Sender 2016 an excellent 91 points, placing ...
26 NOV 2018
On November 24th, the LaFou Winery welcomed in the autumn by pairing seasonal cuisine with Lafou wines at an event called Maridatge de Tardor (autumn pairing). This was the second seasonal pairing which is run in tandem with one in spring, which was ...
23 NOV 2018
On November 19, at the Sala Marqués de Comillas in the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, the LaFou Winery took part in a fair called “Experiencia Verema” (Harvest Experience).
This event is a must for wine and food lovers, as well as for professionals ...
06 NOV 2018
The 31st edition of the Wine Festival in Gandesa was held on November 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The highlight of the festival was the “Mostra de Vi” -the Wine Show – which took place on an avenue called Rambla de la Democràcia, where 32 wineries from ...
05 NOV 2018
With a score of 9.55 points, LaFou Els Amelers 2017 set the mark to be included in a festival to celebrate Catalonia’s top wines according to the wine guide; Guia de Vins de Catalunya 2019.
This wine guide gathers and features the latest news on ...
29 OCT 2018
On October 29th and 30th, Spain’s best wines were showcased at the IFEMA pavilion 14 in Madrid; 322 wineries and almost 1,500 wines from 67 wine-producing regions were presented.
LaFou presented three of its wines which received the following ...
22 OCT 2018
"Un passeig per la Catalunya vinícola" –a tour of Catalan wine- inspired the tasting session led by sommelier Ferran Centelles on October 19th in a room at "Mercat de Mercats 2018" in Barcelona, on Avenida de la Catedral from October 19th ...
17 OCT 2018
I'm launching a blog and I'd like to start by talking about why the philosophy that lies behind a project such as a winery is so important.
However, when discussing wine, shouldn’t we talk about oenology rather than philosophy?
Oenology provides ...
28 SEPT 2018
During the month of September, when autumn weather was already upon us, harvesting began at the LaFou Winery, starting with the White Grenache’s freshest, most acidic and cheekiest variety which it uses to make its wine LaFou Els Amelers. It was ...