Travel & Tasting Notes From A Couple of Wine Lovers
First came the "Let's go to Priorat" decision. Followed by the "Should we stay in Barcelona?" question. Two hours by car each way; manageable but not ideal. A quick search brought up the city of Tarragona, 90 minutes from the wineries but a complete unknown to us. A few Wikipedia photos showed palm trees and… Continue reading Tarragona: An Ancient Coastal City and Gateway to Priorat
In October, we spent two days in the Priorat wine region of Spain, visiting six wineries across the DOCa. Four of those were absolute stand-outs. We wrote about Clos Mogador and Celler Cal Pla in our previous post. Today we finish up with En Numeros Vermells and Bodegas Mas Alta--two dramatically different but equally exceptional… Continue reading Part 2, Priorat Wine Tastings: En Numeros Vermells and Bodegas Mas Alta
Part 1: Clos Mogador and Celler Cal Pla The final leg of our trip to Spain brought us to The Priorat wine region. Priorat is in Catalunya, about a two hour drive from Barcelona. Unlike that tourist-filled [overrun?] city, the Priorat DOCa flies a bit under the radar, at least in the US. But it's… Continue reading We just Visited Priorat! Prior-what?
The city of Bilbao was founded by Diego López V de Haroon, a Basque Country Lord, in 1300. Situated on the banks of the Nervión estuary, which flows into the North Atlantic, Bilbao prospered for more than 600 years as an industrial port city; a critical gateway to European and transatlantic markets. But by the… Continue reading Bilbao: The Guggenheim and so Much More
After a wine-soaked trip to Italy in April, where winery visits took center stage, we had a hankering for some big-city history and culture, heavy on the art, light on the vino. So we booked a trip to Spain, starting in Madrid [home of Dali, Miro, and Picasso], moving to Bilbao [home of the Guggenheim],… Continue reading Taking Flight in Madrid
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