Articles
Decanter Priorat vs. Vinologue Priorat
by Editorial | 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 Miquel Hudin | 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 Miquel Hudin | 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 »
The second Priorat Marathon!
by Editorial | 03-10-2015
For those who enjoy running and wine, the second annual, Marató del Priorat is today! This year has seen 25% more runners take on the challenge of running around the rugged territory for a total... more »
The vertical of the Vall Llachs
by Miquel Hudin | 15-09-2015
On Saturday, August 29th, Albert Costa, the co-owner and winemaker of Vall Llach in Porrera along with famous folk singer and co-owner Lluís Llach, Priorat held a press tasting that featured a vertical of every... more »
Young Priorat winemaker heads to Morocco
by Miquel Hudin | 02-09-2015
“Farid, what’s this stick across my seat for?” “Oh that… it’s for the snakes. Unfortunately here in Morocco, they’re all poisonous but since we’re already at 42C this morning, I don’t think there’ll be any... more »
The new take on Castell of Cooperativa Falset Marçà
by Miquel Hudin | 26-08-2015
Sometime back I received this set of samples from the Cooperative of Falset Marçà in Priorat who fall under the auspices of DO Montsant. For those unfamiliar with the cooperatives of the county of Priorat,... more »
In The Glass: Aixalà Alcait – Coster de l’Alzina 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 11-08-2015
There seems to be a codified response to winemakers choosing a name for their wine. They go simple and call it "negre" "rouge" or "red". They go brash and name it "cardinal zin" or "bitch".... more »
For a blind 100 points
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2015
For those who may not be up-to-date on such things in the wine world, last week, the most recent batches of scores for The Wine Advocate came out for Spain. While many people refer to... more »
Tast del Decenni of 2005 in 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 05-07-2015
As was the case last year, I was invited to the "Tast del Decenni" of the DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant in Falset. While from time to time gracious winemaking friends in the region will... more »