Thursday, March 7, 2013

Where the heck is that from?

Let's break it down: Vi de la Vila in the area of Grantallops, in Priorat, in the steep hillsides near Tarragona in Eastern Spain, is in Europe on the Planet Earth. Okay, now that is relatively clear we will get into some incredible wineries and their juicy offerings from the ancient vines grown in the rugged terrain there.
Grape varieties there, the ones we will focus on, include some of our faves: Carinena (carignan), Garnatxa (grenache), Syrah, Monastrell (mourvedre), and Cabernet Sauvignon, and other goodies make up the red roster. Whites can be more obscure... Garnatxa Blanc (grenache), Xarel- lo, Piquepoul (translated from French meaning "lip stinger"), Macabeo, Pedro Ximinez, Chardonnay, and among others Escanyavella (Catalan for "old lady strangler").
Still with us?
Right. So onward to explore some unbelievably mouth watering wines from Eastern Spain...

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