Articles
Alicia i Josep Viticultors, Priorat, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 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 Miquel Hudin | 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 »
Priorat in six vintages of Clos Abella
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2023
A few weeks back, the DOQ Priorat winery, Marco Abella invited a few wine people to their premises just north of Porrera to celebrate a very high score received in an award competition for their... more »
Casa Gran del Siurana La Fredat 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 23-10-2023
It’s very easy to make the case that Grenache is a fine, worldclass grape variety these days. Look no further than the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gredos, and of course, Priorat, if you want to taste... more »
Another harvest & Festa del Vi i la Verema a l’Antiga Poboleda
by Miquel Hudin | 29-09-2023
As the harvest of another year in Priorat has drawn to a close (some would say, “finally“), it’s worth looking at a fine regional festival that has traditionally marked the start of the harvest. This... more »
Vall Llach – Embruix 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 31-07-2023
While compiling this year’s lengthy Priorat report, I realized that I’ve tasted Vall Llach’s Embruix wine a good number of times. In fact, it would probably my most-tasted wine from Priorat with the exception of... more »
The wines of DOQ Priorat 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 24-07-2023
It’s that time of year for my annual analysis of the wines of DOQ Priorat which is accompanied by the Tasting Report that has over 150 wines scored for your drinking pleasure. There’s been a... more »
Tast del Decenni 2023: The DOQ Priorat 2013 vintage
by Miquel Hudin | 14-06-2023
So after this forced stretch of time out in the weeds, we’ve now returned to holding the annual Tast del Decenni events for DOQ Priorat. What these are is very simple in concept in that... more »
Checking in with Mas Alta, Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 07-06-2023
It’s been nearly a quarter century since Mas Alta was founded in 1999 in the small village of la Vilella Alta of DOQ Priorat, but it’s covered a lot of ground during all those years.... more »
Having a new look at DOQ Priorat 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 04-04-2023
Rummaging about the cellar with a strong(er) desire than usual to drink some Priorat wines, I came across several that were from the 2014 vintage for some reason. I can only assume that they were... more »