Web: https://doqpriorat.org
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Address: Carrer Major, 2 43737, Torroja del Priorat
Phone: 977 839 495
The name, Priorat has been linked to wine since ancient times. The region’s soil, climate, the lay of the land and the hard work of the men and women who have made wine using traditional methods, now helped by new technology adapted to current needs for quality, have all resulted in a unique and exclusive product: Priorat wine. The Cartoixa (Carthusian Monastery) of Scala Dei represents the birthplace of wines and wine-making in the DOQ Priorat region. The Carthusian monks brought from Provence in the 12th century the knowledge and techniques to develop a winegrowing culture that established itself firmly and has evolved over the centuries.The Carthusians’ lands made up the historic Priorat area which today forms the DOQ Priorat wine region.
The tortuous geography of this area means that many vineyards are worked as “costers” (Catalan word meaning steep slope) which are so steep than in some areas terraces have been built. Some of these terraces are so narrow that there is only space for two rows of vines, meaning that the vineyard cannot be worked with farm machinery. The resulting landscape, which these vineyards provide us with are one of the defining characteristics of the Priorat, giving it a distinctive personality.
Consell Regulador of DOQ Priorat certifies the origin and traceability of wines produced in the 115 wineries within DOQ Priorat. Moreover, Consell Regulador has its own classification system known as “The Names of the Land”, which highlights the origin of wines. Within this system, this classification allows us to determine the origin according to the terms “Vila”, “Paratge”, “Vinya Classificada” and “Gran Vinya Classificada”, as well as “Vinyes Velles”.
The Regulatory Council of the DOQ Priorat certifies the origin and traceability of wines produced by the 115 wineries of the DOQ Priorat. In addition, the Regulatory Council has its own classification system called “Els noms de la terra” (The Names of the Land), which emphasizes the origin of the wines produced by the wineries. As part of the traceability and classification project "Els noms de la terra," the classification allows the determination of origin based on "village wine," "single vineyard wine," "classified vineyard wine," and "great classified vineyard wine," as well as "old vines."