Grape harvest is one of the most magical times of the winemaking season. Hand-picking the grapes, connecting with our producers, the terroir and growing the
Cosecha Imports community year after year makes the entire harvest experience so memorable.
Whether its waking up at dawn, driving with
our producers through their gorgeous vineyards or laughing at our grape-stained clothes and hands at the end of it all - we wouldn't trade the harvest experience for the world.
We're proud to have built such close and meaningful friendships with our producers, they have allowed us to make our own Cosecha series of wines with them and along the way, guaranteeing a little bit of Cosecha in
every bottle we import into Ontario.
Enjoy our Harvest 2020 photo and video diary!
Wine Grape Harvest 2020 with Celler Pardas
We joined our dear friends and
Celler Pardas producers Jordi Annan and Ramon Parera and their team at the Can Comas estate - an ancient medieval farmhouse in the Penedés region of Catalonia that the pair converted into a winemaking facility.
Cosecha Imports is releasing a collaboration wine with Celler Pardas coming to market this fall! Polar Boar 2019 is made with 100% old vine Sumoll grapes grown on slate soil near the holy mountain Montserrat only 40 minutes from Barcelona.
Polar Boar is a super bright, serious Vin du Soif - like Cru Beaujolais. Polar Boar is a crisp, delicious red with glorious fruit and minerality at its core. Ideal for all occasions and guaranteed to bring joy to any table!
Ramon and the beloved Pardas pooch, Mitjons savouring some afternoon wine.
Sorting through the grapes assures the best quality...
The Celler Pardas team working the fields
Mitijons snuggling up with a bottle of Polar Boar 2019, the Cosecha & Pardas collaboration wine coming to market this fall!
Xarel-lo 2017 is made from 100% Xarel-lo grapes . There is a fantastic intensity to the nose. Reflecting the landscape of the property, strong rosemary, fennel, white truffle, liquorice and subtle bay leaf are evident. In the mouth, the wine delivers ample weight, yet elegance. Ripe stone fruit, sesame and ginger is balanced by persistent minerality and acidity. The finish continues with liquorice and an intriguing bitterness.
Made with 100% old vine Sumoll grapes, Polar Boar is our collaboration wine with Celler Pardas grown on slate soil near the holy mountain of Montserrat only 40 minutes away from Barcelona.
The younger sibling to the iconic Sus Scrofa cuvée, Polar Boar is a luminous Vin du Soif à la Cru Beaujolais. It's a crisp, delicious red with glorious fruit and minerality at its core. Ideal for all occasions and food pairings and guaranteed to bring joy to any table.
$23.00 single bottle / $276.00 case of 12
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Wine Grape Harvest 2020 with Celler Comunica
Celler Comunica wines are almost the opposite of what’s become typical across the border in Priorat. Pep and Patri use no oak at all; they prize freshness and bright clean fruit over dry extract and high alcohol.
The wines are immensely sluggable and thirst quenching, and provide a fascinating insight a terroir that’s too often hidden behind alcohol and oak. Harvesting with them this year was an absolute treat!
Winemaker Pep Aguilar gathering the day's grapes off of the harvest truck
Beautiful rose-coloured Syrah grapes used to make Foxy Lady, our collab wine with Celler Comunica coming to market this fall!
Foxy Lady 2019 - our collaboration wine with Celler Comunica arriving to market this fall! This foxy wine is a direct press so its beautiful rose colour is from the grape as opposed to contact with the skins. Perfect for summer get-togethers, you'll want to try this juicy and delicious Spanish wine made with Canadian muscle.
Comunica 2016 is a blend of Grenache aka Garnacha, Carignan and Shiraz aka Syrah grapes. Fresh and fruity with complex scents of flowers and violets, Mediterranean herbs and a hint of vegetal notes. Dry, soft-textured and very approachable with bundles of red fruit and subtle mineral tones. Soft tannins with a clean fresh finish.
Wine Grape Harvest 2020 with 4Kilos Vinicola
We had a ball at Harvest 2020 with our brother in the vines and dear friend Francesc Grimalt and the 4Kilos team in gorgeous Felanitx Mallorca, Spain.
We’re bringing in the grapes for our next Manto Negro collaboration wine with 4Kilos...not sure what we’re going to call yet it but it’s going to be fantástico !
Francesc getting down and dirty with the wine grapes (he's got pants on not to worry!)
The Cosecha family and 4Kilos family breaking bread after a long day of harvesting
The fruits of our labour at 4Kilos Harvest!
4Kilos 2016 is the poster-child Mallorca wine, 100% Callet-Fogoneu… has hand picked grapes, exposed to wild, natural yeasts and aged in 600L French oak. The wine is cherry in colour with a hint of purpled at the rim. The high intensity nose smells of raspberry, forest berries, dark Mediterranean scrub and a hint of saline.
The palate has a savory, fruit flavour, marked by a pleasant woodsiness and hints of herbs.
$75.50 single bottle/$453.00 case of 6
This red blend of Callet y Fogneu, Cabertnet and Merlot has excellent balance and freshness. The beguiling 12 Volts shows ripe red fruits on the nose. On the palate, freshness shines through, creating an elegant, juicy finish that leaves you wanting more.
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Wine Grape Harvest 2020 with Josep Foraster
Smack in the centre of Montblanc, Spain in the Conca de Barbera denominacion de origin Ricard Foraster of
Josep Foraster holds true to a century of viticulture and tradition.
All Josep Foraster wines are made with varieties grown on the estate and farmed using organic and sustainable viticultural methods. We loved working harvest with Ricard and the Josep Foraster team!
Arriving at Montblanc, Spain
Beautiful vineyards at the Josep Foraster winery
With organic farming methods the grapes sometimes find friends!
Josep Foraster Trepat 2018 is a single-variety Trepat from the D.O. Conca de Barberà. On the nose intense, sweet and fresh notes of ripe red fruits, wild flowers, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and red berries. A fine taste in the mouth, complex and good acidity, soft tannins on the palate and light notes of red fruits. Notes of sour cherries and smoky notes, and liquorice.
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$47.00 single bottle /$282.00 case of 6
Julieta is a tribute to Ricard Foraster's mother, with whom he manages the Mas Foraster winery. Julieta is made with 100% Trepat grapes, grown on the sunny slopes of the Sierra de Miramar on clay and limestone soils 520 metres above sea level. Light and fresh, Julieta 2018 conveys aromas of red fruit combined with spicy notes and a touch of undergrowth. Fresh, fruity and sweet on the palate with very soft tannins.
ORDER JULIETA 2018
$40.00 single bottle / $240.00 case of 6
Wine Grape Harvest 2020 with Joan D'Anguera
The D’Anguera family has been on the same property with the same vineyard since 1820. Needless to say, they are experts of their craft.
We joined Joan and Josep d'Anguera in the stunning winemaking region of Montsant, Spain at the Joan D'Anguera winery.
Absolutely stunning views at the Joan D'Anguera winery in Montsant, Spain
Lamborghini started with tractors before cars...who knew!
The D'Anguera family and Cosecha family enjoying dinner (and wine of course)
Biodynamically farmed Garnacha grapes freshly harvested for Altaroses 2020!
Bright violet in colour, Planella is truly Mediterranean in its profile. The fragrant nose expresses notes of strawberries and flowers with touches of fennel. On the palate, fresh red berries, Asian spices and anise are balanced with good minerality and acidity.
Bright and youthfully, the impressive finish provides lingering spiciness.This wine will put on weight with a few more years of bottle age but holds plenty of appeal for those who can’t wait.
ORDER PLANELLA 2018
$35.00 single bottle / $420.00 case of 12
Altaroses is made from Grenache aka Garnacha grapes, grown in limestone and clay soils. The nose is that of fresh, wild strawberries, garrigue and toasted spices. Very expressive, it has mouth-watering acidity and soft, ripe red fruits coming through on the finish. Possessing an excellent balanced structure, there is a lively interplay of acidity, tannin, fruit and alcohol.
ORDER ALTAROSES 2018
$35.00 single bottle / $420.00 case of 12
Grape Harvest 2020 with Goyo García
The meticulous approach to viticulture and artisanal
winemaking methods Goyo García uses to create his show-stopping wines are always incredible to witness . We saw it first hand from Harvest 2020 with Goyo's lovely wife & winemaking partner Diana Georgieva.
Goyo and Diana met at grape harvest many moons ago, fell in love and the rest is delicious, wine history..essentially the most beautiful wine love story ever
Goyo in his element...
Goyo's winemaking (and life) partner Diana Semova Geogieva sampling the goods..
Gorgeous grapes with a breathtaking backdrop to boot!
A single-vineyard Tempranillo wine, Joven Vinas Viejas 2018 is grown on sandy clay and limestone soils 880 metres above sea level in Spain's Ribeira del Duero region.
This is a juicy red with intense aromas of red and black fruits. On the palate, it is fresh, balanced and very fruity. A serious red with depth without being heavy.
$40.00 single bottle / $480.00 case of 12
This blend mainly contains the Albillo variety which is complemented by the grape variety rich in aromas of Malvasía .
The grapes with which the Goyo Georgieva Blanco de Albillo y Malvasía wine is made come from vineyards located in Gumiel de Mercado , in the province of Burgos , 900 meters above sea level on sandy and stony soils.
$50.00 single bottle / $300.00 case of 6
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