Priorat and prices

When writing about a certain sort of wine, other than the gold standards of bordeaux and burgundy, I am never quite sure how many of you will be interested. That no-one is hopping up and down with excitement about Favorita is understandable but I was surprised and delighted by the amount of interest generated by my recent coverage of Priorat, Spain's new fine wine region. (And I have still to re-taste Clos Mogador 2001 and to taste another 2001 Priorat or two.)

Purple pager Marcus Ford of Shanghai quite justifiably asked me, in your turn, to provide more information...