Articles
In The Glass: Trossos del Priorat – Lo Petit de la casa 2010
by Miquel Hudin | 16-07-2013
More than just a striking winery set in to the sloping hills, Trossos del Priorat puts out some serious wines. So much so that due to the steady hands of enologs, Eva Escudé and Toni... more »
A BBQ in the vines of Arbossar
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2013
The Fira del Vi in Falset is nothing if not a jam packed festival of wine showcasing all that's good about DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant. That being the case (and the fact we presented... more »
A Night of Carignan
by Editorial | 22-05-2013
For many wine drinkers in the US, Carignan has a bad name. Eric Asimov even went off in search of some potentially good bottles back in 2009 but didn't find many. There is in fact... more »
In The Glass: Castell d’Or Esplugen Selecció 2010
by Editorial | 15-04-2013 ~ 1 Comment
With our new Priorat guide off to the printer and available shortly, we need to mention a wine that didn't make it in to this first edition of the book which is from Castell d'Or.... more »
The first annual Cooperative Fair
by Elia VS | 06-04-2013 ~ 1 Comment
Having spent quite a bit of time in Priorat, blogging about it, and most importantly, drinking it, last Saturday I was invited to attend the 1st Cooperative Fair at the Castell del Vi museum in... more »
Terroir al Límit Terra de Cuques 2011
by Editorial | 24-03-2013
The Vitis Vinifera fair in Barcelona last week was an overwhelming assault of the top end portfolio from local distributor, Cuvée 3000 and was really too full of interesting wines to completely cover. But, one... more »
A visit to the Clos Mogador
by Editorial | 04-02-2013
In the late 1970s, René Barbier III and his wife, Isabelle Meyer sought out a new path in Priorat. Starting in an old warehouse outside of Gratallops for a cellar, with several friends they began... more »
The wines & oil of Gratavinum
by Editorial | 21-01-2013
It was one of those longer days of working on the Priorat guide that had us visiting several wineries in the morning. The afternoon though, had been cleared for Gratavinum several weeks previous though as... more »
A threat of terrace
by Editorial | 13-01-2013
It was one of those days (of which there were many) wherein it was threatening to rain when we went to visit Bodega Mas Alta for the Priorat guide. This building wouldn't look out of... more »
Portal del Priorat: Siuralta 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 03-12-2012
One of the wineries we were really looking forward to visit during our research for the upcoming Vinologue Priorat guide was Portal del Priorat. It took some time to meet up with owner Alfredo Arribas,... more »