Catalan Wines

The rise of Teixar, the newest Vi de Finca in Catalonia

by  |  19-06-2015

When tasting wines for the Montsant book there were thankfully many surprises unearthed. For a region that just a few years ago was written off as "basically a cheap Priorat", it was exciting to see... more »

An introduction to Empordà wines

by  |  13-06-2015

Many who come to the region of Costa Brava for holidays aren't aware that there is a thriving wine scene waiting to be discovered that offers up no end of reasons to not buy some... more »

Wildfire threat to Mas Martinet’s Els Escurçons vineyard

by  |  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 »

A vineyard that time ignores

by  |  05-06-2015

If you happen to live just south of Girona and go to Sant Celoni often to take the regional train, then you, much like me, would take the GI-555 as it offers something of a... more »

And of rosé…

by  |  02-06-2015

Normally I wait until August to take on the topic of rosé as it seems to be the case that people only want to drink this lighter version of red wine when the heat arrives.... more »

A comparative tasting of Vins de Taller

by  |  28-05-2015

As we've mentioned before, Vins de Taller doesn't get a lot of love up in Empordà. This is due primarily to their being just outside the Denomination of Origin and being under the much larger... more »

Wines of the Cap de Creus, Catalonia

by  |  25-05-2015

For me, Cap de Creus has always been a special place. It was one of the first parts of DO Empordà that I started exploring in 2007 and the cellars there were the first of... more »

Catalunya at Dalmacija Wine Expo 2015

by  |  16-05-2015

In returning to Dalmatia for the first time in many years, I attended the Dalmacija Wine Expo 2015 in Split and conducted a Master Class comparing three wines of Catalonia with three of Dalmatia. I... more »

DO Penedès, for white wines

by  |  14-05-2015

I recently attended a presentation of the new wines from DO Penedès as I've yet to figure out if this wine region in Catalonia (which is by far its largest) is also its best known... more »

Mas Doix reaching new heights

by  |  09-05-2015

We received and email today from the always gregarious Valentí Llagostera of Mas Doix that at Decanter magazine, Mark O'Halleron named their Mas Doix 2010 as one of the 10 top Grandes Pagos de Espana... more »