Oh Priorat! What Have You Done to Me? 🍷
OH PRIORAT! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?
Some wines you taste. Priorat you fall for. This tiny, dramatic corner of Catalonia makes some of Spain’s most soulful, mineral, age-worthy wines — and once it gets under your skin, there’s no going back. This week, we happily surrender to it.
Five wines take us from a bright, breezy white through a delicate Garnacha rosé and into the deep, brooding reds that made Priorat famous. Old vines, steep slate slopes, serious wine — poured with zero ceremony.
🍷 What makes Priorat so special?
Priorat is one of only two regions in Spain to hold the very top “DOQ/DOCa” classification — the other is Rioja. What sets it apart is the ground itself: llicorella, a black slate and quartz soil that forces the vines to dig deep for water, giving tiny yields of intensely concentrated fruit. Add old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena clinging to near-vertical terraces, and you get wines that are powerful yet mineral, structured yet soulful — the kind that can age for decades. It’s one of the wine world’s great love affairs, and tonight you’ll see exactly why.
🍷 THE LINEUP 🍷
🥂 Secrets de Mar Blanco — Clos Galena
A bright, breezy white from Clos Galena’s vineyards in neighbouring Terra Alta — a fresh, easy way in before Priorat takes over.
🥂 Murmuri — Mas Doix
A fresh, mineral white of Garnacha Blanca & Macabeo from Mas Doix in Poboleda — citrus and stone fruit with that unmistakable slate-driven tension.
🥂 Scala Dei Rosé “Pla dels Àngels” — Cellers de Scala Dei
100% Garnacha from high-altitude old vines at the very birthplace of Priorat. Delicate and fragrant — wild strawberry, rose petal and a cool, stony freshness. Once named one of the world’s best rosés.
🥂 Les Crestes — Mas Doix
Mas Doix’s vibrant young-vine red: mostly Garnacha with a little Syrah and Cariñena, grown on steep llicorella slate. Juicy, perfumed and pure Priorat energy.
🥂 Galena — Clos Galena
The grand finale: a deep, structured Priorat red — Garnacha and Cariñena with a Mediterranean twist of Merlot and Cabernet. Long, layered and built to age.
YOUR HOST
This isn’t a sit-back-and-sip evening — it’s a conversation. Martha Ardila, Martha’s Vineyard’s owner, leads every tasting hands-on: pouring, sharing the story behind each wine, and genuinely wanting to hear what you think. She loves understanding why a wine speaks to you — the one you’d take home, the one that surprised you, the one that wasn’t for you. She’ll invite you to score your favourites and, if you fancy it, to say a few words about which you loved and why. Join in as much or as little as you like — questions are always welcome.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
✔ Five wines — a journey through Priorat & its neighbour Terra Alta
✔ A guided, interactive tasting with Martha
✔ Old vines, slate soils and serious wine — with zero ceremony
✔ A brand-new wine crush, almost guaranteed
€40 per person | Limited to 16 guests | 6pm – 8pm
Martha’s Vineyard Moraira — where Priorat steals hearts.
- 09 Jul 2026
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- 40.00€
- Ctra. Moraira a Teulada, 42 Moraira
- http://marthasvineyard.es
Martha's Vineyard is a gathering place for wine lovers. Located right next to Clinica Moraira and Pepe La Sal Supermarket on the Moraira to Teulada Road
- martha@marthasvineyard.es
Martha is a retired diplomat for the Colombian government, having years of experience in the organization and creation of cultural events including the famous annual Latin American Festival in Istanbul. Over the last 15 years Martha lived in the Southern California wine area and contributed to the creation of numerous wine experiences, such as chocolate wine pairings for some of the biggest wineries of the area. Now living in Moraira, she is in a mission to bring wine lovers together with the wine makers of Alicante in a series of fun, entertaining and educational events.
