Great video! Well put together and engaging! Seeing all that wine and food, my mouth filled with saliva 🍷I love Priorat, this is where I can find minerality in red wine. Still, largely unknown region. Cheers 🥂
Been there a while ago! Stunning wine region, and they have come a long way since the 80s and 90s, more balance and elegance in the wines! Still have great memories of the local food :)
Glad to see Clos Figueras featured here. Had a blast touring their facility and the restaurant is absolutely wonderful. Oh, yeah, than the wines are all excellent and a good value for the region (which can get pricey). Others worth visiting… Ferrer Bobet (best tasting room view I’ve ever experienced, period), Clos Mogador (best wines in the region, pioneer too), Clos Erasmus, Mas Martinet, Alvaro Palacios, Terroir Al Limit, Vall Llach. Such a beautiful and fun place to taste wine and eat. This video brought back some great memories.
Watching this video in the evening, while it's raining outside... Now I'm thirsty, hungry and in desperate for some sunshine 😄. Nice one. Very well made video. Makes you want to go on such a trip right away.
Ngl not crazy into wine I have more of a passing interest but I just gotta say, after stumbling across your channel by accident you just seem like such a genuine and good guy. I'm glad you're doing what you love keep it up
I absolutely enjoy seeing you interact with the wineries. And I am a serious fan of Cava, but not being able to find any of Rimarts wines here makes me sad. How do we get them over the pond? Great video showing great alternatives. 👍👍
The proper jamon is in the Galizia or north of Portugal in Chaves city(the black skin or pata negra ) yes in alentejo as well in beja or evora region are one of the best ones. The diet in the south are slightly different sometimes with a lot of oak fruit that we called Bulotas(sweet od wild).Good stuff Dr😊
@@drmatthewhorkey you must go to Setúbal and try the choco frito and local white wine like Ermelinda de Freitas or a Nice white Pegões (some are a delicious Chardonnay blend with other varieties)with that dish. You won’t be disappointed. It’s cheap and fresh.
priorat is such a fabulous region! the wines are so interesting and age beautifully. unfortunately the truly great ones start at 85-90 in the miami area so im always on the hunt for 50 in up price points. the french version is the chateauneuf du pape (grenache) but a completely different experience
Good stuff ... but having just returned from a cycling tour in Girona, I think you missed Emporda! We ordered these local wines (red and white) with dinner every night for a week, and every one of them was enjoyable, inexpensive, and eminently drinkable. Maybe one of them was a bit more serious/cellar worthy ... but who cares, if I get my hands on some Emporda wines here in the States, I'm in!
When I was 17 I went straight from drinking Fanta to dry vermouth and lemonade. I never liked beer. Vermouth was my thing for over decade until I tasted Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc in 1991. We all have different journeys. I haven’t tasted vermouth in 30years - but my curiosity is piqued.
I'm not the biggest Vermouth guy but I have a friend who's palate I REALLY respect and they say that Padro y Co is by far the best Vermouth in their opinion...
What kind of winery tells you about their wines and then not offer a tasting to experience what you've learned?! Mind boggling unless there was some extenuating circumstance. That kind of winery doesn't deserve nor need to be featured on your video.
I went back and forth on this… to be fair, we showed up without an appointment but they have full staff so a tasting shouldn’t have been a problem. They were the pioneers of spearheading the Priorat DOQ and they do make good wine, so I do think people should know about them. When editing, I thought it also was good in showing the contrast between them and the warmness of Clos Figueras.
@@drmatthewhorkey I'd have understood more if they didn't have time for the presentation and just gave you a simple wine flight tasting. I probably would have said something like "I'll just use my imagination about how your wines taste and show you a copy. If there's any mistake with my imagination just let me know". I can be an ass like that sometimes. I respect your fairness and impartiality.
I love the elegance and subtlety of Ferrer Bobet that you won’t find by many others in Priorat. Same goes for Terrori al Limit, however just tasted their top range but wow some of the best Wine I have come across
Great video! Well put together and engaging! Seeing all that wine and food, my mouth filled with saliva 🍷I love Priorat, this is where I can find minerality in red wine. Still, largely unknown region. Cheers 🥂
Thanks! Places like Priorat and the Douro with the schistey soils really adds that little edge right??
Wow..!! Amazing video and content. Thank you for sharing this!!👍👍
Thanks for watching.
Been there a while ago! Stunning wine region, and they have come a long way since the 80s and 90s, more balance and elegance in the wines! Still have great memories of the local food :)
Next time we all go together!
Glad to see Clos Figueras featured here. Had a blast touring their facility and the restaurant is absolutely wonderful. Oh, yeah, than the wines are all excellent and a good value for the region (which can get pricey). Others worth visiting… Ferrer Bobet (best tasting room view I’ve ever experienced, period), Clos Mogador (best wines in the region, pioneer too), Clos Erasmus, Mas Martinet, Alvaro Palacios, Terroir Al Limit, Vall Llach. Such a beautiful and fun place to taste wine and eat. This video brought back some great memories.
Ahhh great to hear, it's a beautiful region with lots of good wines for sure.
Watching this video in the evening, while it's raining outside... Now I'm thirsty, hungry and in desperate for some sunshine 😄.
Nice one. Very well made video. Makes you want to go on such a trip right away.
Thanks! Did you pop open something to keep you warm?
@@drmatthewhorkey I finished a negroamaro from salice salentino. Didn't open it for that reason, but it does warm you up 😄
Hhahahah they are reliable and great QPR
Very good. Just bought a bottle of the 2019 Serras.
Nicceeeee enjoy
Beautifully produced video, makes me want to visit!
Thank you. I hope you get there soon bc Catalunya really has it all - in addition to a great city like Barcelona.
@@drmatthewhorkey I've heard! Ive only been to upper Catalonia, on the french side
Such a fantastic area to visit! I was there in June and enjoyed it very much. I visited Scala Dei and was very impressed with the wines.
I saw your reel. Were you in Barcelona for business??
@@drmatthewhorkey Thanks! Did a dedicated Priorat video on YT as well. It was mostly pleasure, but did a little business too.
Ohhh yes I saw the Priorat video too
Ngl not crazy into wine I have more of a passing interest but I just gotta say, after stumbling across your channel by accident you just seem like such a genuine and good guy. I'm glad you're doing what you love keep it up
Hey thanks a lot. No worries about interest in wine… It’s really a beverage that is all about fun. Nice compliment and thanks again
I absolutely enjoy seeing you interact with the wineries. And I am a serious fan of Cava, but not being able to find any of Rimarts wines here makes me sad. How do we get them over the pond? Great video showing great alternatives. 👍👍
I would look at the producers in the group called Corpinnat. Some top producers of the former Cava DO like Gramona and Recaredo
@@drmatthewhorkey thank you!
The proper jamon is in the Galizia or north of Portugal in Chaves city(the black skin or pata negra ) yes in alentejo as well in beja or evora region are one of the best ones. The diet in the south are slightly different sometimes with a lot of oak fruit that we called Bulotas(sweet od wild).Good stuff Dr😊
Yum… I do love the black pork in the Alentejo
@@drmatthewhorkey you must go to Setúbal and try the choco frito and local white wine like Ermelinda de Freitas or a Nice white Pegões (some are a delicious Chardonnay blend with other varieties)with that dish. You won’t be disappointed. It’s cheap and fresh.
I’ve been!
priorat is such a fabulous region! the wines are so interesting and age beautifully. unfortunately the truly great ones start at 85-90 in the miami area so im always on the hunt for 50 in up price points. the french version is the chateauneuf du pape (grenache) but a completely different experience
You are correct in that good Priorat can get pricey!!!
Good stuff ... but having just returned from a cycling tour in Girona, I think you missed Emporda! We ordered these local wines (red and white) with dinner every night for a week, and every one of them was enjoyable, inexpensive, and eminently drinkable. Maybe one of them was a bit more serious/cellar worthy ... but who cares, if I get my hands on some Emporda wines here in the States, I'm in!
Hey, sounds like a good trip. I’m big fan of the wines there on the border. There’s never enough time to cover everything
@@drmatthewhorkey Haha, next trip! Always a next trip. :)
I think Castell d’ Encus is available stateside
I have one of this 4L Renault...lasts forever these engines....😂
hahhahah niceeee
Vermouth is the one thing in this world that makes me "gag" when I smell or taste it. -Yuck!
haha!
I’m not a huge fan either but I am coming around to fresher, dry styles
@@drmatthewhorkey like I said, it's the one thing for me that doesn't suit well. A great way to ruin a fantastic martini.
Ahhh an extra dry dirty Martini guy
When I was 17 I went straight from drinking Fanta to dry vermouth and lemonade. I never liked beer. Vermouth was my thing for over decade until I tasted Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc in 1991. We all have different journeys. I haven’t tasted vermouth in 30years - but my curiosity is piqued.
I'm not the biggest Vermouth guy but I have a friend who's palate I REALLY respect and they say that Padro y Co is by far the best Vermouth in their opinion...
What kind of winery tells you about their wines and then not offer a tasting to experience what you've learned?! Mind boggling unless there was some extenuating circumstance. That kind of winery doesn't deserve nor need to be featured on your video.
I went back and forth on this… to be fair, we showed up without an appointment but they have full staff so a tasting shouldn’t have been a problem. They were the pioneers of spearheading the Priorat DOQ and they do make good wine, so I do think people should know about them. When editing, I thought it also was good in showing the contrast between them and the warmness of Clos Figueras.
@@drmatthewhorkey I'd have understood more if they didn't have time for the presentation and just gave you a simple wine flight tasting. I probably would have said something like "I'll just use my imagination about how your wines taste and show you a copy. If there's any mistake with my imagination just let me know". I can be an ass like that sometimes. I respect your fairness and impartiality.
Trust me, I wanted to really give it to them in this video... but that being said, they are an iconic producer in the region.
I love the elegance and subtlety of Ferrer Bobet that you won’t find by many others in Priorat. Same goes for Terrori al Limit, however just tasted their top range but wow some of the best Wine I have come across