Private Priorat Wine Expedition from Barcelona into Spain's Top-Ranked DOQ Appellation

Priorat landscape

Priorat is hilly Mediterranean slopes, winding roads paved only recently, and small, forsaken villages surrounded by vineyards and full of cellars. A group of winemakers with a vision in the late 1980s, and the hard work of many people, turned it into a source of some of the world's most prestigious wines. The formula is very old vines, tiny yields, harsh dry weather and an almost religious winemaking culture. What was an economically deprived area that grew grapes in bulk is now a wine sanctuary. Yields are so low that producers often bottle a single vineyard, and each one tastes different from the next.