Catalan Wines

The Grapes of Spain

by  |  28-09-2016

If there is one native Spanish grape that a typical wine drinker will know, it is Tempranillo, and for most consumers, the story ends there. In the second half of the 20th century, it was... more »

DO Méntrida – Grenache beyond Toledo’s shadow

by  |  11-11-2015

The Grenache Belt of Southern Europe slithers around the blue waters of the Mediterranean until it snaps sharply to the center of Spain. There, this belt ends with a weather-worn buckle of a region just... more »

Tast del Decenni of 2004 in 2014

by  |  10-05-2014

Last week I was one of the lucky few to be invited to the annual Tast del Decenni in the Priorat comarca. Essentially what this is, is a taste of the wines from a decade... more »