Parés Baltà - Penedés Calling
The history of Parés Baltà dates back to 1790, when the first vines were planted on the estate that now surrounds the winery. In 1978, Joan Cusiné Hill purchased the winery. Coming from a family of vine growers and having helped his father to cultivate their vineyards since he was seven years old, he never stopped working. Even at the age of 80 he was working with his grandsons to care for a part of the vineyard.
His son Joan Cusiné Cusiné took over Parés Baltà in the 1980s and released its first still white wine, Blanc de Pacs, which is still produced today. At the end of the eighties the first Parés Baltà red wine was produced, and since then Joan has enthusiastically explored all avenues to increase the quality of his wines.
Since 2000, the Parés Baltà estate has been in the hands of Joan’s two grandsons, Joan and Josep Cusiné Carol. They have brought fresh, new ideas to the company, whilst respecting its traditions and its heritage. Joan and Josep’s wives, Maria Elena Jimenez and Marta Casas, are the winemakers and oenologists at Parés Baltà and they continue to develop new wines of the highest quality. Their efforts are reflected in the quality of the wines produced at Parés Baltà; they show fine character and concentration, along with beautiful elegance and balance.
Alongside an emphasis on tradition and quality, the environmentally respectful cultivation of the vines is key to Parés Baltà’s sense of identity. All of their wines are certified as organic and all of their vineyards are Demeter certified as biodynamic. As part of their commitment to innovation, in 2010 Parés Baltà began theoretical studies into biodynamic agriculture, which later would be applied in their vineyards. In 2011, the first biodynamic compounds were used on some experimental plots. One year later, the excellent results encouraged them to extend the practice to their entire vineyard holding. Biodynamic farming seeks to provide maximum vitality, self-balance and harmony to the vineyard. It utilises biodynamic preparations and homeopathic remedies to help convey the influences of the cosmos to the vineyard. Whether you believe in such things or not, it has been shown to result in high fertility, natural pest control and it is a form of agriculture based on biodiversity and astronomy (not astrology).
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Parés Baltà wines - the art of organic farming
Joan Cusine Cusine tells about five points of making quality wine. Parés Baltà`s main vineyards are located in heart of Penedes, but they do have vineyards in Priorat and Ribera del Duero as well.
Parés Baltà is amazingly keen on developing the methods on vineyards and later on the winery. They got organic certificates on 2004 and later have done very good research on biodynamic cultivation.
Enotrekker by Catalunya Wine Visits Pares Balta
Zoltan Nagy and Tim Brown head to Pares Balta to meet Marta, Joan and Josep who make up three of the family members who work at the winery making organic and biodynamic wines. We see a different side of Penedes, including amazing views from 500 metres across Penedes, and some interesting archaeological history on Pares Balta vineyard lands!
Sip on This! What wine to drink and what looks to wear for your summer shindig!
Going to an outdoor event this summer? Michelle Lim Warner of DCanter A Wine Boutique and Corrine Marr of Carnelian Boutique teamed up to share ideas with you on what wines to bring and what outfits to wear for your summer outing -- whether a garden party, picnic or bbq!
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Château Gaudrelle Alexandre Monmousseau, Vouvray, Sparkling Brut NV (Available at
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Summer Picnic Wine:
Pares Balta Ros de Pacs 2015 (Available at
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