{"id":11465,"date":"2025-03-28T07:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cellerdelhospital.cat\/el-celler\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:57:34","slug":"the-hospital-cellar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cellerdelhospital.cat\/en\/the-hospital-cellar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hospital Cellar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Aquest almog\u00e0ver va lluitar a la ciutat de Monembasia (Gr\u00e8cia), al segle XIV sota els ordes de Roger de Flor en contra dels otomans. Ferit en batalla, va ser sanat de les seves ferides amb un vi que se li atorgaven propietats medicinals i curatives: la malvasia. Des de la seva entrada al nostre pa\u00eds, sigui amb aquesta aur\u00e8ola mitol\u00f2gica, sigui pel comer\u00e7 del Mediterrani Occidental liderat per genovesos i venecians, aquesta varietat s\u2019aclimata i passa a ser una varietat tradicional, de les m\u00e9s famoses en corts i banquets europeus, i posicionant Sitges en el mapa dels vins catalans, exclusius i emblem\u00e0tics. Sigui com sigui, ja tenim const\u00e0ncia documental que a Sitges hi ha cultiu de malvasia cap a finals del segle XV. En \u00e8poca moderna, la Malvasia de Sitges es va exportar per tota Europa i tamb\u00e9 en les col\u00f2nies d\u2019ultramar, sobretot a Cuba, convertint-se aix\u00ed en un dels vins catalans m\u00e9s emblem\u00e0tics i famosos fora de les nostres fronteres. Sitges, doncs, era posicionat en el mapa internacional pel seu patrimoni l\u00edquid m\u00e9s dol\u00e7.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00c9s una suma de factors els que contribueixen a la decad\u00e8ncia de la Malvasia al segle XIX i l\u2019aparten a un escenari passat i rom\u00e0ntic: atacs de l\u2019o\u00eddium i fil\u00b7loxera, l\u2019aparici\u00f3 del xampany catal\u00e0 \u2013 \u00faltima novetat de l\u2019exclusivitat i luxe del vi-, la proliferaci\u00f3 de falsificacions, la baixa productivitat del cep, i els alts costos de producci\u00f3. Per\u00f2 amb l\u2019arribada del turisme a Sitges a inicis del XX va acabar per transformar la xarxa socioecon\u00f2mica entroncada amb el m\u00f3n vitivin\u00edcola, i la vila marinera passar\u00e0 a ser un referent i destinaci\u00f3 tur\u00edstica mundial fins a l\u2019actualitat. Conscient que la malvasia acabaria desapareixent del tot, poc abans de morir, el diplom\u00e0tic sitget\u00e0, advocat i visionari, Manuel Llopis i de Casades (1885-1935) va voler evitar-ho llegant a l\u2019Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista les finques r\u00fastiques repartides per Aiguadol\u00e7 i Miralpeix, aix\u00ed com el negoci de la Malvasia de Sitges del Celler Llopis i dels \u00faltims ceps d\u2019aquesta varietat. \u00c9s gr\u00e0cies a aquest llegat que avui dia Sitges, a trav\u00e9s de la Fundaci\u00f3 Hospital Sant Joan Baptista, continua gaudint d\u2019aquest producte, el qual \u00e9s el m\u00e9s genu\u00ed que podem oferir als nostres visitants. El Celler de l\u2019Hospital, doncs, \u00e9s el bressol de totes els malvasies que hi ha repartides pel territori catal\u00e0. L\u2019obertura del Centre d\u2019Interpretaci\u00f3 de la Malvasia l\u2019abril del 2019, com a espai enotur\u00edstic i experiencial, ens ajuda a difondre el coneixement i el valor patrimonial de la vinya i dels vins de Malvasia de Sitges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Llopis Legacy, origin of our winery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is a sum of factors that contribute to the decline of Malvasia in the 19th century and relegate it to a past and romantic scenario: attacks of oidium and phylloxera, the appearance of Catalan champagne – the latest novelty in the exclusivity and luxury of wine -, the proliferation of counterfeits, the low productivity of the vine, and the high production costs. But with the arrival of tourism in Sitges at the beginning of the 20th century it ended up transforming the socioeconomic network linked to the wine world, and the fishing town would become a reference and world tourist destination until today. Aware that Malvasia would eventually disappear completely, shortly before his death, the Sitges diplomat, lawyer and visionary, Manuel Llopis i de Casades (1885-1935) wanted to prevent this by bequeathing to the Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista the rustic estates spread across Aiguadol\u00e7 and Miralpeix, as well as the Sitges Malvasia business of the Celler Llopis and the last strains of this variety. It is thanks to this legacy that today Sitges, through the Hospital Sant Joan Baptista Foundation, continues to enjoy this product, which is the most genuine that we can offer our visitors. The Celler de l’Hospital, therefore, is the birthplace of all the Malvasias that are spread across the Catalan territory. The opening of the Malvasia Interpretation Center in April 2019, as a wine tourism and experiential space, helps us spread the knowledge and heritage value of the Sitges Malvasia vineyard and wines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Malvasia defines Sitges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Llopis Legacy, origin of our winery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Malvasia de Sitges heals body and soul<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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L\u2019Hospital de Sitges va ser fundat l\u2019any 1324 pel cavaller de Sitges Bernat de Fonollar. La nostra entitat, doncs, la Fundaci\u00f3 Hospital Sant Joan Baptista de Sitges, \u00e9s una de les institucions m\u00e9s antigues en actiu de Catalunya. En un inici, aquest Hospital estava enfocat dins del concepte medieval d\u2019hospitalitat i d\u2019aixopluc als pobres, pelegrins, orfes i malalts; i estava ubicat just a sobre de les roques del mar del puig de Sitges, al barri de pescadors anomenat barri de Sant Joan. Per\u00f2 degut als avan\u00e7os de la medicina, la ci\u00e8ncia i la tecnologia, aquell edifici es va quedar desfasat. \u00c9s aleshores quan l\u2019any 1912 s\u2019inaugura el nou edifici d\u2019arquitectura higienista, d\u2019inspiraci\u00f3 modernista, de l\u2019arquitecte Josep Font i Gum\u00e0, amb un llenguatge art\u00edstic i arquitect\u00f2nic amb un alt valor patrimonial catalogat. \u00c9s un dels complexos art\u00edstics m\u00e9s ben guardats, i desconeguts, de Sitges. \u00c9s en aquest complex quasi muse\u00edstic on es desenvolupa la funci\u00f3 principal de la Fundaci\u00f3, que des dels anys noranta del segle XX es dedica a l\u2019acompanyament actiu de les persones grans en una resid\u00e8ncia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Hospital Cellar Symbiosis between liquid heritage, a unique grape and exclusive wines La Malvasia defineix Sitges El Llegat Llopis, origen del nostre celler Aquest almog\u00e0ver va lluitar a la ciutat de Monembasia (Gr\u00e8cia), al segle XIV sota els ordes de Roger de Flor en contra dels otomans. Ferit en batalla, va ser sanat de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100000,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-11465","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t