This week we are taking on one of Spains most prestigious wine regions and that is the region of Priorat. Just in case you were left asking yourself last week if Spanish Wine Law could get any more complicated, well this episode is here to answer that question, and the answer is: YES!
Priorat had it's own unique labelling terms, aging definitions and vine age definitions as well as it is part of Catalunya, an autonomously governed region inside Spain that has it's own rules and regulations regarding wine. FuN!
I used some great resources:
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition by Jancis Robinson
The World Atlas of Wine, 8th Edition by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson.
1001 Wines to Try Before you Die by Neil Beckett
https://www.decanter.com/features/priorat-247387/
We also talked about some great wines:
Clos de L'Obac:
https://obac.es/
Clos Mogador:
http://www.closmogador.com/asp/vi.asp?prod=vi&idioma=EN
Clos Erasmus:
http://www.closerasmus.com/
Mas Martinet:
https://www.masmartinet.com/?lang=en
Finca Dofi:
https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/spain/priorat-1/alvaro-palacios-finca-dofi-priorat-spain-2020-51892
Mas de la Rosas:
https://www.torres.es/en/wines/mas-de-la-rosa
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Until next week, I hope you drink something delicious!
Music Credit:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/