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The Clos Erasmus family grows

by  |  07-08-2024

Priorat is a bit of a strange place as I feel that a lot of the changes which happen do so rather serendipitously and not really through any preconceived intention. A large part of this... more »
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Wildfire burns vines in la Figuera, Priorat

by  |  01-08-2024

On Sunday, the 28th of July, a fire broke out on the eastern side of the village of la Figuera in Priorat, Catalunya. Fire crews responded and via the efforts of 42 ground crew firefighters,... more »

Vall Llach’s “Nit del Poble 2024”

by  |  29-07-2024

If there’s one thing a small, intimate wine region such as Priorat needs, it’s small, intimate events, which are a great excuse to visit the region, and ideally have a great deal of fun at.... more »

Food Through Wine: Mas d’en Bruno, Priorat, Catalunya

by  |  15-07-2024

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. Sitting between the villages of Torroja and Escaladei, the masia of Mas d’en Bruno sat abandoned and in a sad... more »

Terroir al Límit – Pedra de Guix 2022

by  |  01-07-2024

It’s as much a daunting challenge as it is a pure joy when I begin to taste the wines for the annual DOQ Priorat report. It isn’t the volume that seems a bit overwhelming as... more »

Food Through Wine: La Cooperativa, Porrera, Catalunya

by  |  04-06-2024

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. It was in preparing to write this article that I realized I’ve been to la Cooperativa in Porrera, Priorat so... more »

Nit de les Carinyenes, Porrera, Priorat 2024

by  |  13-05-2024

With the Fira de Vi in Priorat, we came to see yet another edition of “Nit de les Carinyenes” from the Cellers de Porrera association. It is as the name would imply in that it’s... more »

Six Priorat wines to know right now

by  |  25-03-2024

We find ourselves in that fine moment where it’s neither terribly cold, nor terribly hot. Traditionally known as either “spring” or “fall”, it does seem to be a shorter and shorter moment each year as... more »
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Alicia i Josep Viticultors, Priorat, Catalunya

by  |  26-01-2024

These are two new wines from Alicia i Josep Viticultors, a couple who started producing wines from a plot they purchased in the village of Porrera in Priorat and have expanded since then. While their... more »

Clos Erasmus: First taste of 2021, retasting 2020

by  |  10-01-2024

For the 2022 Priorat report, I tasted the Clos Erasmus 2020 which had just been bottled about three weeks previous. This usually isn’t too much of an issue as good wines are pretty much showing... more »