The wines of DO Terra Alta 2026

Let’s hop down to the south of Catalunya and have a look at what’s happening in DO Terra Alta, which is accompanied by this Tasting Report of over 100 wines. This far side of the Ebro (far from Barcelona) is oft-forgotten as being in Catalunya and yet, it’s the still there! There are a solid number of producers working to create some very interesting wines that I feel few people are talking about. Other regions (such as DO Montsant most recently) have made the move to incorporate the skin-contact style […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

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Naveran, Cava, Spain

Caves Naveran has apparently been acquired by the Roqueta family who are also the owners of Abadal in Pla de Bages as well as Lafou in Terra Alta. Clearly, they needed somewhere in between these two wineries, in Penedès. They’ve completely redesigned the labels taking them back to an Art Nouveau style which pays tribute to the original founding of the winery in 1889. It seems they’ve worked to confirm the winery as being estate grown as well as organically certified. I would say that it appears they’ll eventually join […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription .

A review of, “Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava”

It's a sign of not only a region's maturity, but also its high level of quality when people are clamoring to profile it via word and image. It's the latter which we see here in the short film, "Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava" that's been released by Vianédita. As is the case with many wine-related documentary pieces, they have a number overhead and harvest shots that are well done and frame the setting in the Penedès region. These are however offset with what are clearly AI-generated images to illustrate the historical parts of the video. I realize that original art is expensive to generate, but there's an aspect to this style of generative output that always comes up a bit short as it doesn't really capture a true essence of the subject. That and there are a number of paintings and other works around Catalunya that could have been used…

Telling a mountain to move

The Montsant Massif is a striking mountain range full of grey cliffs and sits at the northern point of Priorat Country in Catalunya, Spain. Meaning, “the holy mountain”, it’s inspirational in sheer, natural awe and it makes for no surprise as to why the Denomination of Origin Montsant made use of its name when created in 2001. Despite this well-crafted name and image which has brought local recognition, I personally haven’t heard anyone say, “Make mine a Montsant” when ordering a wine in London or San Francisco though. I mention […] For full access, please log in or purchase a subscription.

The wines of DO Terra Alta 2026

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Naveran, Cava, Spain

A review of, “Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava”

Telling a mountain to move