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 Viñedos IthacaLegendary wine-maker Joseph Puig has dedicated his entire life to wine-making and the restaurant business. His latest challenge is in the Priorat region of Spain where he purchased 20 hectares of vineyards and built a winery to create magic from this special area. Helped by his daughter Silvia, the enologist, they have planted the following varieties: Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Touriga Nacional. Joseph and Silvia produce unique wines with unusual methods: vinification is done directly into 400 liter oak casks with the skins, so that the never-ending stirring can be accomplished during fermentation in order to get the rich tannins and color from the grapes. The ageing is done in the same barrels once topped off. The team uses mostly Nevers oak barrels and also some Quercus Alba and Quercus Sessili, medium toasted. The casks complement each other very well and add a fantastic note of complexity to the excellent Priorat fruit. The name of Odysseus was given to these wines in honor of the Greeks who first brought vines to Spain. The front label is a metaphor for the day. On it, we see the tapestry being woven by Odysseus's wife Penelope for her father-in-law, Laertes. It was in this manner that she spent her time while waiting for her husband to return from the Trojan wars (which he did 20 years later). The back label represents the night. On it we find the mythical Trojan horse wrapped within the tapestry, but unraveled. Penelope had many suitors while waiting for Odysseus to return and stated that she would marry once she finished the tapestry. But, each night, she unraveled her own work and never married, thus demonstrating her fidelity and belief in husband's return.  |