Celler Espelt

About Winery and Wines

Espelt is our family name. All our ancestors have always cultivated grapes and olive trees, the most grateful fruits in our land. Lluís and Quimeta were already renowned growers when they decided to build their cellar in the year 2000. Their son, Damià, agricultural engineer, reinforced it and took many of the decisions that shape Espelt nowadays. Anna, Damià´s daughter, biologist and winemaker, had a clear calling for viticulture and winemaking. Today, she´s in charge of Espelt, focusing on the native varieties and heritage of vinegrowing in Empordá. Three generations. When you come and visit us, you are likely to run into our grandma Quimeta at the winery shop or bump into Anna, on her way to or from the vineyard, or back from touring around the world, spreading the word about the work of this family. Imagine an amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean and sheltered by the Pyrenees. That is Empordá. A landscape that transforms itself with the seasons: In Winter, the magic and silent surprise of snow rarely arrives. In spring, green colours are soft and tender. In summer, everything is covered with a sweet light, touched by a shade of peach. In September, the vines in Empordá show a golden grey, superb and elegant. And each harvest features this perfect cycle of Earth… Of all the winds that shake the bunches of grapes in our land, the most powerful one is Tramontana. It is a harsh, bold and obstinate inland wind. It can blow continuously for a whole week, oppressing us when it comes and releasing us when it leaves. It is considered to be responsible of the awkward force of our landscape and the surge, the RAUXA, of its people. Our wines, just like ourselves, are touched by the Tramontana. Vines love it when it dries moist after the rain. Hate it when it breaks their bunches, leaves and shoots.