Articles
This is the end
by Miquel Hudin | 30-11-2012
And so, as winter quickly sets in, two months of research draw to a close in DOQ Priorat. During this time we've been based in the village of Gratallops and have gotten to know the... more »
Up high with Mas Martinet
by Editorial | 27-11-2012
Just recently, we visited Mas Martinet for our forthcoming Priorat guide. It was a bit down the road from the village of Gratallops where we pulled in to their cellar and were immediately greeted by... more »
A creative tasting at Clos 93
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2012
When you have less to work with, you make what you have count. This is often the case when we encounter small cellars that are just getting started out and they want to let people... more »
Respect your elders: Scala Dei’s Cartoixa 1975
by Miquel Hudin | 18-11-2012
It's not often that that chance arrives to taste a wine that predates your arrival on this planet by several years and would have been a wine your parents would have drank in their 30s,... more »
‘Tis the season for Tasta Porrera
by Editorial | 16-11-2012 ~ 1 Comment
This past Saturday was the Tasta Porrera event in, yes you've guessed it, the small village of Porrera in Priorat, Catalonia. It was put on by the very sensibly named, Association of the wineries of... more »
And Fall comes to the Priorat
by Editorial | 15-11-2012
A couple of days ago, we were taking an evening stroll through the old vineyards of Celler Castellet when some lingering grapes amongst the fading leaves presented themselves for a photo. As the research time... more »
The endless oak
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2012
We came across the sea of oak barrels at Torres Priorat the other day while researching our Priorat guide. Amazingly, while the cellar is full of oak, the wines aren't completely blanketed with it--a large... more »
A beer that’s totally wine
by Miquel Hudin | 09-11-2012 ~ 3 Comments
There are beer drinkers and there are wine drinkers and then there are just drinkers. I must raise my hand in that I fall in to the later group, although my general preference is for... more »
Escanyavella, the old lady strangler
by Miquel Hudin | 06-11-2012
In making travels throughout the world of wine, it's normal to come across Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and all the rest of the 20 or so main varieties that are commonly planted around... more »
The Torroja harvest tasting
by Editorial | 02-11-2012 ~ 4 Comments
I was fortunate enough to be in Priorat during the fall harvest party (or festa de la verema) that was put on by L'Infernal and Terroir al Límit this last week, in the small village... more »