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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 »

A wine of straw

by  |  02-06-2026

In the world of fashion, there’s the premise that all styles come back around, something like every 20 years. This happens to be extremely good news as the skinny jean fad was killing me and... more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

The Catalunya Report 2026

by  |  14-01-2026

“I’m worried more about Climate Change than I am about sales…” When I visited Anna Espelt in the Empordà region last fall, this one quote summed up the situation for wine in Catalunya. More importantly,... 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 »