Taking a balanced look at the Priorats

by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2016

Whether viewing it as a yolk and its white or a donut and its hole, it's hard not to see DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant closely linked given that the latter wraps nearly completely around... more »

Discovering “Garnatxa del Po”

by Miquel Hudin | 27-04-2016

Clos 93 is one of those cellars in DOQ Priorat that exemplifies how the winemakers in this appellation are more closely resembling those in Burgundy than anywhere else in Spain. With just 12,000 bottles a... more »

Color me unsurprised, Wine Folly gets Priorat dead wrong

by Miquel Hudin | 12-04-2016 ~ 4 Comments

There's usually not too much to be gained in pointing out someone else's errors. At best, people see you as a smart ass. At worst, they see you as an asshole. Essentially, some varying shade... more »

And the Porrera wine gang was all there

by Miquel Hudin | 01-04-2016

As was usually when coming in from one of the trails around the village of Porrera, my dog had spotted a cat and ran off through the houses. We've been through this game many times... more »

DOQ Priorat

by Editorial | 14-03-2016

As one of only two wine regions in Spain to gain the very exclusive “Qualified” adjective in its official name, it's no wonder that their wines are known the world over. Winemaking can be traced... more »

New Priorat on the block, Unànim 2014

by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2016

Keeping up with new Priorat wines is a full time job. Thankfully, if you live in the region, it makes the process a little easier as Marc at Vins i Olis will often have whatever... more »

Catalan wines in 2016

by Miquel Hudin | 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 Editorial | 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 Miquel Hudin | 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 »

In The Glass: Celler de l’Encastell – Marge 2013

by Miquel Hudin | 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 »