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Priorat wine is the powerful red of the slate hills inland from Salou, made mainly from Garnatxa and Carinyena on llicorella soil and Catalonia's only DOQ, the top grade; in Spain we have verified places to eat it in Salou. Start with where to eat Priorat wine in Salou.
Priorat wine is the powerful red of the slate hills inland from Salou, made mainly from Garnatxa and Carinyena on llicorella soil and Catalonia's only DOQ, the top grade.
Vines were planted in the Priorat by the Carthusian monks of Scala Dei, founded in 1194. Phylloxera ruined the area at the end of the 19th century, and cooperatives dominated until a group of winemakers revived it in the 1990s. Catalonia raised Priorat to DOQ status in 2000, confirmed nationally in 2009; it remains the only Catalan appellation with that grade, its reds made mostly from Garnatxa and Carinyena on llicorella slate.
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Where to eat Priorat wine in Salou: the editor picks
Day trip · 6 hours
Soak up the essence of Priorat on a tour that combines tradition and flavor. From an olive oil tasting at the Cabacés Cooperative to a visit to the prestigious Gratall...
Day trip · 10 hours
An amazing journey to discover the wine culture of Catalonia, including a visit to Poblet Abbey, a wine tasting in Villafranca del Penedès, and a sampling of local art...
Day trip · 7 hours
Explore El Priorat with a historical visit to the Cartuja de Scala Dei, enjoy lunch at a Catalan farmhouse, and cap it all off at the Scala Dei winery, where you will ...