Catalan Wines

Looking back at Priorat 2021

by  |  18-05-2026

It’s hard to imagine, but the Northern Hemisphere’s harvest of 2021 was nearly half a decade ago now. Yeah, I know. Clearly, the quantity of water that flowed under the figurative bridge since then has... more »
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Familia Torres Pirene, Costers del Segre

by  |  11-05-2026

This is an interesting wine of note from Torres as it’s from the larger Costers del Segre Tasting Report but was tasted after the fact. It’s noteworthy as, unless one is very deep into the... more »

Lleida & Costers del Segre, the destination

by  |  29-04-2026

If visitors to Spain move on from Barcelona and start heading away from the Catalan Coast, towards Madrid by train, there’s a point where they begin to rapidly pick up speed. I often wonder that,... more »

Familia Torres – Purgatori 2023

by  |  13-04-2026

In what was another life (i.e. pre-pandemic) I received less than 48 hours notice to fill in as the “wine expert” for a group of well-heeled enotourists arriving from the UK for a New Year’s... more »

Juvé & Camps leaves DO Cava for Corpinnat

by  |  01-04-2026

In what has long-been suspected by many, today Juvé & Camps announced that they have left the DO Cava to join the association of Corpinnat and raise its total members to 22. And, the winery... more »

Priorat 2015 vs 2013 via Mas Alta’s Cirerets

by  |  26-03-2026

The Cirerets from from DOQ Priorat’s Bodegas Mas Alta has long-been one of my favorite “middle wines” from the region. It’s a blend of Grenache and Carignan and hits all the right points, shows the... more »

Taking on a quintet of Triaca, Priorat

by  |  20-03-2026

It’s a wine label that would never be allowed in the US and probably not the UK: Triaca, the excellent elixir of pharmacists. That against all poison. That which heals everything and leads to well-being.... more »

The state of Catalan wine in the market

by  |  16-03-2026

The Catalan Wine Agency, INCAVI, has released its annual report on Catalan wines for 2025 and the summary is that there’s “general stability” which is about as good a news as anyone can hope for... more »

Vins el Cep – Les Madones 2023

by  |  04-03-2026

“Humdinger” is not a word I usually use to describe a grape variety, but if I’m going to start, then Malvasia de Sitges is the variety I’d apply it to. As I pointed out in... more »

A look at 2018 Priorat

by  |  16-02-2026

Last week, as something of a ‘celebration’ to the end of Dry January (which is about as ‘dry’ as any other month for me), I was rummaging through the cellar and came up with a... more »