Xavier Marcé stopped by Celler de Gelida, at number 65 Vallespir street, and, coincidentally or not so much, Antoni Falgueras, owner of this 131-year-old winery now run by his son Ferran, was there. The Culture councilor would undoubtedly take some wine, and at the moment of paying the bill, things must have gone more or less like this:
Urban artist TVboy has replaced his previous mural of Leo Messi wearing the Barça shirt with the message “Barcelona, I’ll be back” in Plaça Joanic in Barcelona’s Gràcia neighborhood with another one of Ferran Torres kissing the World Cup under the English message “Making history” alongside two stars, which symbolize the Spanish national team’s achievement of their second World Cup after their victory against Argentina last Sunday.
Musician Joan Roca, bassist and founder of the group Antònia Font, passed away this morning at the age of 51, leaving the musical scene of Mallorca in deep shock. It is a hard blow for a band that has been central to the culture and music of the Balearic Islands and Catalonia.
The Mossos d’Esquadra have dismantled a family organization based in Barcelona that was dedicated to supplying firearms and ammunition to organized crime. The arms traffickers were led by the family father, a 37-year-old Spaniard, who directed the purchase and sale of material from prison, where he had been incarcerated since 2009, convicted of homicide. The investigation by the Mossos d’Esquadra coincided during one of their surveillances with investigators from the Policía Nacional who were on the trail of the same arms traffickers. The heads of both investigations created a joint group from that moment on.
Paul Seixas is the new phenomenon of French cycling. At just 19 years old, the rider has become one of the great revelations of the Tour de France and the hope of a country that has been looking for decades for a successor to fight for victory again in the most important race in the world. His talent, his precocity, and his performance in the general classification have skyrocketed expectations around him.
For the third time in five days, Ukrainian drones have again hit Wildberries warehouses, Russia’s largest e-commerce company. Wednesday night’s attacks occurred in two southern Russian regions, Krasnodar and Stavropol. Several people were injured, according to the company’s founder.
The last control session for the President of the Generalitat before the summer holidays was marked by the confrontation between Salvador Illa and Junts per Catalunya over the data on the execution of state investments in the autonomous communities, which in the Catalan case was 8.6% in 2025. The president of JxCat in the Parliament, Mònica Sales, reproached Illa that the “main problem” of Catalonia is him because he “stays silent, accepts and tolerates” these “devastating data”. The president acknowledged that there is a “problem” with state investment, that it “is not enough” and once again defended the investment consortium agreed with ERC to reverse it. In this vein, the socialist criticized Junts for not making any proposal “beyond complaining”.
To speak of De Muller is to speak of one of Tarragona’s most historic wineries, but also of a brand that has transcended the winemaking sphere thanks to one of its most emblematic wines: the communion wine which, for decades, has reached the Vatican and forms part of the celebration of the Eucharist. Founded over a century and a half ago, De Muller is present in two designations of origin, Priorat and Tarragona, where it has managed to preserve a legacy built on quality and respect for the territory. And they not only boast their great wines and their curious communion wine; they also produce artisanal vermouths with traditional recipes, long-aged soleras, and unique liqueurs that seek to reflect their historical essence.
He took his first steps in the family restaurant near San Sebastián, but his family’s know-how mixed with the innovation he learned from great chefs in France, such as Alain Ducasse, prompted him to remodel the old tavern where he grew up and transform it into a restaurant that quickly caught the attention of the Michelin Guide. He achieved one, two, and three stars in a few years and today he is one of the big names in world gastronomy and the Spanish chef with the most Michelin stars accumulated throughout his career. No less than twelve.
What would good stories be without secondary characters? Without being the pillars of the narrative, they also support it and give it depth and texture; it is often they who lift the veil of appearances, at least a little. For that reason, they put so much effort into the castings that brought Vida privada (1932), Josep Maria de Sagarra’s great novel, to the screen.