Articles
Terroir al Límit Terra de Cuques 2011
by Editorial | 24-03-2013
The Vitis Vinifera fair in Barcelona last week was an overwhelming assault of the top end portfolio from local distributor, Cuvée 3000 and was really too full of... more »
Malbec in opposite poles of the world: Bordeaux and New Zealand
by Editorial | 14-03-2013 ~ 2 Comments
This was originally posted on El Solà d'Ares, a blog by Catalan wine and olive oil craftsman, Antoni Sánchez-Ortiz who is working in New Zealand right now. He's... more »
Martin Faixó’s Open Doors II
by Editorial | 09-03-2013
Starting last year, Cap de Creus's Martin Faixó did something a little novel. As they had two restaurants in Cadaqués prior to opening their winery in 2007 they... more »
The Fòrum Gastronòmic Girona
by Editorial | 06-03-2013
In the land of awesome, all-encompassing events in Spain, the Fòrum Gastronòmic (or Fórum Gastronómico if you're in to that whole Castilian thing) ranks up towards the top.... more »
It’s that calçotada time of year
by Editorial | 25-02-2013
It could quite easily be said that it's a blessing to only have calçotadas for one season of the year. It is a feast which, at its very... more »
A visit to the Clos Mogador
by Editorial | 04-02-2013
In the late 1970s, René Barbier III and his wife, Isabelle Meyer sought out a new path in Priorat. Starting in an old warehouse outside of Gratallops for... more »
The wines & oil of Gratavinum
by Editorial | 21-01-2013
It was one of those longer days of working on the Priorat guide that had us visiting several wineries in the morning. The afternoon though, had been cleared... more »
A threat of terrace
by Editorial | 13-01-2013
It was one of those days (of which there were many) wherein it was threatening to rain when we went to visit Bodega Mas Alta for the Priorat... more »
Wines, bites, and et al
by Editorial | 07-01-2013
Sadly, a little while after publication of this article, this wonderful space closed... Sometime back, we mentioned that our good friend Ceri Smith, the owner of the lovely... more »
Up high with Mas Martinet
by Editorial | 27-11-2012
Just recently, we visited Mas Martinet for our forthcoming Priorat guide. It was a bit down the road from the village of Gratallops where we pulled in to... more »