Raventós i Blanc aims to double export sales

Article in yesterday's La Vanguardia by Ramon Francàs highlighting the plan by Raventós i Blanc winery to dedicate 40% of their production of wines and cavas to export markets by 2014. Six years ago the percentage was just 5%. Last year it reached 20% of the approximately 800,000 bottles produced yearly. The US sales grew in 2008 by 38&. Total invoicing was at 5 million euros for 2008, up by 2% from '07.

Director General Josep Raventós said that the winery's goal is to create a brand of international prestige based on pioneering wines and cavas of the highest quality and individual personality.