Catalan Wines

The 2015 harvest in Priorat & Montsant

by  |  10-12-2015

These days everyone wants to put a positive spin on each year's vintage, wanting, rightly or wrongly, to stand out in a crowded digital landscape. But after last year's 'marmalade harvest', people may actually be... more »

Cava, for that bubbly time of year

by  |  08-12-2015

For those who love sparkling wines, this is a great time of year. However, the festive season can be a minefield of lesser bubblies just waiting to hurt your body, soul, and potentially, friendships. In... more »

Wine Folly a bit too literal?

by  |  28-11-2015

I haven’t really found how to get the new book by Wine Folly to Spain in a reasonable way yet. I’ve seen on Amazon that it’s gotten excellent reviews and I’m definitely curious about it... more »

Priorat kills it at Guia de Vins de Catalunya

by  |  24-11-2015 ~ 1 Comment

Yesterday was the annual presentation of the Guia de Vins de Catalunya. It's an annual guide that reviews between 1,500 wines within the region of Catalonia. Of course they're also allowing wines from Catalonia Nord... more »
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In The Glass: Celler de l’Encastell – Marge 2013

by  |  23-11-2015

There are some cellars in Priorat that just happily stay in the background, producing great wines, selling them, and then producing more. They give the impression that great winemaking is easy (it's not, I know)... more »

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 »

Rally Catalunya and the damage to Priorat wines

by  |  09-11-2015 ~ 3 Comments

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 »