The Soil Is Poor in Priorat ...
... but that's one of the reasons why the wines can be great, the sparseness of the stony soil forcing the ancient vines to work for their supper. The small region lies in Spain's extreme northeastern province of Cataluña, northwest and inland from the coastal

city of Tarragona. Vines have been grown and wine has been made in Priorat since the 12th Cent…
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