The Carthusian monks who settled at the base of the Montsant mountains in 1194, establishing the village and monastery that is now known as Escaladei, were certainly onto something. The name Scala Dei, which means “Ladder of God”, denotes the special place...
There are three types of photographs which seem to be the most popular with my fans on Instagram, and it goes like this: Grape closeups, vineyard shots, barrel room photos, and then others of varying degrees. Of the three, though, barrel rooms are the one place that...
Documenting the journeys from 2015 on Instagram has been a fun experience. I’ve enjoyed sharing snapshots from around Catalunya and the vineyards visited with a variety of bloggers, wine people, and others who’ve joined me. So what were the Top 9 most...
Our first full year of catalunyawine.com is coming to a close. This year has been a fantastic year, discovering more amazing people, interesting stories, and compelling history of those in Catalan wine. This venture wouldn’t have been possible without those who...
Porrera is a very special village. After spending time in other villages around Priorat, I always marvel at how it seems for its size, Porrera has more activity, more businesses, and generally more vibrancy than many of its fellow towns inside the intimate DOQ Priorat...
