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Naveran, Cava, Spain

by  |  30-10-2026

Caves Naveran has apparently been acquired by the Roqueta family who are also the owners of Abadal in Pla de Bages as well as Lafou in Terra Alta. Clearly, they needed somewhere in between these... more »

A review of, “Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava”

by  |  26-10-2026

It’s a sign of not only a region’s maturity, but also its high level of quality when people are clamoring to profile it via word and image. It’s the latter which we see here in... more »

Telling a mountain to move

by  |  13-10-2026

The Montsant Massif is a striking mountain range full of grey cliffs and sits at the northern point of Priorat Country in Catalunya, Spain. Meaning, “the holy mountain”, it’s inspirational in sheer, natural awe and... more »
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Torelló, Corpinnat, Catalunya

by  |  09-10-2026

As one of the originals to break off from DO Cava in the Corpinnat split, Torelló has been a winery that I’ve been following for some time. They have a relatively broad range of wines,... more »

Corpinnat hits a full two dozen

by  |  05-10-2026

It wasn’t even two years ago that the couple behind Cisteller were lamenting that they would be the ‘unlucky’ number 13 to join the Corpinnat association. I told them to think of themselves more as... more »

A new look at Castell d’Encus

by  |  25-09-2026

When going to taste the wines of Ferrer Bobet for this year’s Priorat Report, co-owner and general winemaking savant, Raül Bobet proposed tasting the wines of his personal project up in the Pyrénées, Castell d’Encus.... more »

Acústic Celler – Blanc 2024

by  |  04-09-2026

With the free fall in the wine world which may or may not be stabilizing despite all of us who love wine doing our part to drink it, producers are still trying to figure out... more »

The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2026

by  |  30-07-2026

With what appears to be the earliest harvest on record just about everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to take a look at two of the leading regions in Spain, DOQ Priorat and DO... more »

Cellers de Scala Dei – Pla dels Àngels 2025

by  |  21-07-2026

It’s nothing new to say that rosé has come a long way in a short time. Well, maybe it’s more the case that we should say Provençal rosé has come a long way to be... more »

The Holy Trinity

by  |  14-07-2026

While on a trip to Porto and the Douro recently, a colleague and I started talking about “field blends” and I admitted that I find the mystique given to them to be a bit, how... more »