OLIVE OIL AND WINE IN THE PRIORAT
The Mediterranean trilogy is currently very popular and widespread throughout the world. We are fortunate that for centuries in this country this agricultural and food tradition has been our alimentary base and that our Mediterranean climate helps to bear better fruit in our fields. Places like the Priorat are privileged because this region with less than 10,000 inhabitants cultivates excellent products and two of them are part of this trilogy. These two products are wine and olive oil, highly rated and appreciated both nationally and statewide. The Priorat DOQ (Qualified Demonination of Origin) -for wine-, only has one other DOQ to compete with in Spain; the Rioja DOQ. The DOP Oli Siurana (Demonination of Origin Protected Oil) -for olive oil- has more competitors but the olive variety grown here is one of the most appreciated for its light and fruity taste; arbequina – the Catalan olive for antonomasia.
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