Articles

Release of the 2015 Vi Novell

by  |  16-11-2015

When talking about anything “nouveau” in the wine world, most mouths open and say, “Oh, Beaujolais Nouveau?” as that is hand’s down the most famous of the early release wines in the world. And by... more »

Spanish wines to feature at Vinisud 2016

by  |  13-11-2015

I received an email the other day announcing that “Spanish Wines” will be featured at the next edition of Vinisud in 2016. For those unfamiliar with this event, it takes place in Montpellier and I... more »

DO Méntrida – Grenache beyond Toledo’s shadow

by  |  11-11-2015

The Grenache Belt of Southern Europe slithers around the blue waters of the Mediterranean until it snaps sharply to the center of Spain. There, this belt ends with a weather-worn buckle of a region just... more »

The Lasina of Bibich & Sladić

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Hop around the Balkans for even a short time and you get to make friends with a lot of new grapes. While those in the know have possibly heard of Plavac Mali or that Zinfandel... more »

Rally Catalunya and the damage to Priorat wines

by  |  09-11-2015

In the “When to Go” section of both the Priorat and Montsant books, I realize that there needs to be added a mention of not visiting Priorat during the Rally Catalunya. Well, that should be... more »

Tasta Porrera 2015

by  |  05-11-2015

For those who love wine (and if you’re reading this, you probably do), one of the best public events in Priorat happens this Saturday, November 7th starting at 11 in the morning called, Tasta Porrera.... more »

Decanter Priorat vs. Vinologue Priorat

by  |  03-11-2015

At the very end of October, the UK wine magazine, Decanter released a Priorat tasting panel which covered a number of very nice wines from the region. In one of those rare instances, it happens... more »

The one Euro wine blind tasting

by  |  02-11-2015

Recently, on the social mediaz of Spain a video was released on El Comidista that basically showed a cheap, one Euro bulk wine tricking the professionals in to thinking it was some grand, yet small... more »

Saving a river for the wines and well being of Priorat

by  |  20-10-2015

Anyone who visits the winemaking region of DOQ Priorat in Catalonia these days will notice a number of handmade signs dotting the region that state, “Volem lo riu Siurana viu” which in Catalan means, “We... more »

Talking about the Vinari Awards 2015

by  |  12-10-2015

For those outside of Catalonia, the Vinari Awards may not be that well-known but here in the region, they’ve become the top yearly awards in the wines and, as people are often wont to exaggerate... more »