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Catalan wines in 2016

by  |  04-01-2016

With the start of January comes that typical moment in the wine world of retrospection, reflection, and prediction. I think that most of this due to winemakers not having much to do in the cellars... more »

Celler Ardèvol in Porrera now with visits

by  |  19-12-2015

Back when we were researching the Priorat book, when it came time to do a profile of Ardèvol, we ran in to a bit of a dead-end as Pep Ardèvol wasn't all that interested in... more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

The one Euro wine blind tasting

by  |  02-11-2015

Recently, on the social mediaz of Spain a video was released on El Comidista that basically showed a cheap, one Euro bulk wine tricking the professionals in to thinking it was some grand, yet small... more »

Saving a river for the wines and well being of Priorat

by  |  20-10-2015

Anyone who visits the winemaking region of DOQ Priorat in Catalonia these days will notice a number of handmade signs dotting the region that state, "Volem lo riu Siurana viu" which in Catalan means, "We... more »