Catalan Wines

The wines of Costers del Segre & Conca de Barberà 2025

by  |  16-10-2025

Let’s have a new look at these two regions in the central part of Catalunya which includes separate Tasting Reports for Costers del Segre and Conca de Barberà. It can be rather difficult to group... more »

Corpinnat 2025 harvest report

by  |  13-10-2025

Very shortly after the announcement of 17th member to join Corpinnat, there came the announcements of the 18th and 19th, AT Roca and Mas Bertran. Clearly, this is a group with momentum and last Friday,... more »

L’Inifinit vs Terrers, Recaredo’s new youthful look

by  |  10-10-2025

Recently, famed sparkling producer and Corpinnat original, Recaredo, released a brand-new wine called, l’Infinit. It’s a notable wine for many reasons. The first is that Recaredo is not a winery to constantly drop new labels... more »

Venus la Universal – Dido Negre 2023

by  |  07-10-2025

As an older brother, I have no perception of what it must be like to be the “younger brother”. My younger brother will often remind me that I’m an asshole so I think there are... more »

Demost brings Corpinnat to a sweet 17

by  |  02-10-2025

Long gone are the days when a new member of Corpinnat would see all the current members join up for a photo, toasting the new addition. I think that stopped somewhere around the joining of... more »

Food Through Wine: Amics, Gratallops, Catalunya

by  |  01-10-2025

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. The village of Gratallops in Priorat sees what is probably the largest share of international visitors of all the municipalities... more »

An update on Terra Alta & the 2025 harvest

by  |  24-09-2025

Near the border of Catalunya and Aragón, I was walking out into the vineyards with Ramon Roqueta of Celler Lafou. Once standing amongst the rows, we came across a rather bizarre sight: the drip irrigation... more »

Jean Leon – Vinya la Scala 2017

by  |  19-09-2025

If I was to rule the world, there would be a lot of changes, but there’s probably not enough space in a single article to list all of them. Given that, let’s just stick to... more »

A review of, “Wine Masters Priorat, Spain”

by  |  05-09-2025

The first thing to take into account when watching, Winemasters Priorat, Spain, is that this isn’t actually about the wine region of Priorat. It is instead an hour-long showcase for Álvaro Palacios, a principal and... more »

The wines of DO Terra Alta 2025

by  |  20-08-2025

With the release of the accompanying Tasting Report, it’s time to have another look at the wines of DO Terra Alta. As always, please review last year’s report for additional background. While the most southern... more »