Understanding DO Penedès’s ‘Vi de Mas’ certification

Last week, an article I wrote for Decanter covered a rather massive number of changes that DO Penedès has planned up through 2030. Some of the highlights are: All vineyards fully-certified as organic by 2025 (which is in line with part of DO Cava’s changes) Renewed focus on the local varieties of Xarel·lo, Sumoll, and Moneu Striving for DOQ certification and thus being only the third region in Spain to achieve this after Rioja and Priorat. And then lastly, establishing a tiered qualification hierarchy to the region. Vi de Mas […]