Articles
Lady strangler news, Escanyavella 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 18-10-2017
There exists an old grape in DOQ Priorat that sits in something of a legal limbo called, Escanyavella. Essentially it means “old lady choker” or “strangler” depending on how poetic you might want to be... more »
The first “Tastets de Gratallops” village wine tasting
by Miquel Hudin | 05-06-2017
When it comes to the wine-producing villages of DOQ Priorat, Gratallops is by far the most dominant. With about 22 cellars located within the village boundaries, they have have over 25% of the registered cellars... more »
The rebirth of the Escanyavella grape in Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 20-05-2016
There existed many old grape varieties in Catalonia; many of them in much greater numbers before phylloxera. In the days that followed this catastrophic attack to European winemaking there was something of a viticultural reckoning... more »
Wine & Chocolate, ergh
by Miquel Hudin | 02-02-2016
Being originally American, I grew up steeped in the tradition of Valentine’s Day which arrives on the 14th of this month. Let this be a reminder for those who don’t happen to pledge allegiance to... more »
Wildfire threat to Mas Martinet’s Els Escurçons vineyard
by Editorial | 11-06-2015
A wildfire broke out in Gratallops, Priorat on June 9th on the mountains around Mas Martinet and quickly moved towards the vineyard of Els Escurçons. Planted in 2000 by Sara Peréz when she took over... more »
Clos Mogador 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 07-03-2015
Most anyone who knows Priorat wines knows the story of Clos Mogador. If not, buy the book. The winery is as much Priorat as Priorat is it. That’s an oversimplification and a bit ridiculous but... more »
Clos Garsed 1989
by Miquel Hudin | 03-02-2015
The shortened form of Priorat history goes something along the lines of “The monks came in the 12th century. They made wine. René Barbier arrived in 1979, released a wine in 1989 with four other... more »
Three wine kings
by Miquel Hudin | 06-01-2015
In countries where Christmas is celebrated there seems to be a split based upon whether you think gifts should be exchanged on Jesus’s birthday, December 25th or likely when the Three Kings showed up to... more »
Sitting down with Fredi Torres
by Editorial | 18-08-2014
Fredi Torres is a busy guy. If you follow his Instagram you’ll see that he’d often traveling, drinking good wine, eating good food, or just dealing with an overabundance of tomatoes. All joking aside, the... more »
Vi Ranci finally gets its due
by Editorial | 01-03-2014
Vi Ranci is often avoided by people. We suppose it has to do with the name which directly translates from Catalan as “rancid wine”. Admittedly that’s not too appealing and sounds downright repulsive. The taste... more »