Terra Remota
Flashback to GoWithFriends's Tour to Northern Spain and Southwestern France....
“Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.” -- Aristophanes quotes 450-385 BC
In April of 2016, one of our tour stops was a wine picnic at a Catalunyan winery between Barcelona and the French border. Terra Remota.... Its name translates to "remote land".
We knew it would be a beautiful lunch in the vineyards, seated on soft pillows under a pergola, savoring locally grown or produced foods such as artisan breads, charcuterie, olive oil, cheeses, etc.....and wine. But who knew that the wine included in the picnic basket would have the power to open our eyes wide and flood our senses in the way that it did? Terra Remota's Camino was so exquisite! Was it because we were drinking it with the right foods in the right atmosphere? A few of us purchased 2 bottles to take back to the U.S. while others looked further and planned to place an order to be shipped. This affordable wine was now a new favorite of 8 out of 8 travelers.
Members of our travel group who have been stocking different types of wines from this vineyard recently threw a Terra Remota party for members of that tour and other close friends. Not a drop was spilled or wasted as we tried four different wines from Terra Remota, each of them with unique aromas and flavors. Wine has a way of making special gatherings more special and memorable.
This is another reason why traveling is so much fun. You discover new things, new foods and new favorites of every kind... and more importantly, new friends and travel buddies with whom to share memories from those travels.
“It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking [wine]: the arrival of a friend; one’s present or future thirst; the excellence of wine; or any other reason. ”
GWF's next guided travel adventure will take place in June 2018. See where we are going. We invite you to join us.