Travel & Tasting Notes From A Couple of Wine Lovers
Some couples travel to Europe to soak up the art, food, and culture. Others look forward to meeting new people. VinoDuo looks forward to meeting new grapes. [Yes, art, food, culture, and people are part of our repertoire too] When we travel to a wine growing region, we seek out less-familiar grapes that do a… Continue reading Grapes We Met on Vacation
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?
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