b'German Consulate permitting me to enter. After speaking to the German Ministry of the Interior, it was determined that I had all the documents needed to enter Germany and nowhere have they ever required a consular letter of permission. Thus, after all the hassles and a weeks delay, I finally flew out to Germany for my business meeting and then to Spain.Spain itself had their own ban against Canadians travelling directly to their country. Canadian are currently persona non grata. However, a Canadian who is already in a Schengen country, like Germany,isallowedinwithnohassles.SooffIgotoSpainfortheweekendtomeetmy associate.This time, we agreed to meet outside of the city in the mountains of Priorat, an excellent wine regionintheprovinceofCatalunya.Itisa75minutedrivefromBarcelonaairportthrougha freeway and then twisty canyon roads very well suited, spirited drive in a Ferrari. With nary a car ontheroad,youcouldhearthemesmerizingFerrariexhaustnotesechoingthroughthe mountains as you negotiate about a hundred corners towards the winery. Interestingly,Ihadnoissueswhatsoever drivingfromtheairporttothetownof Gratallops in the Montsant/Priorat region. Its a bit confusing because the region is Priorat butwithinthatregion,therearetwowine areasclassifiedasD.O.PrioratandD.O. Montsant. We stayed at a winery in Montsant calledBuil&Ginewhichhadahoteland restaurant on site. We were the only visitors staying there. Meanwhile,myassociate,whohadtodrive fromhishomeinthesuburbsofBarcelona, wasstoppedtwiceatcheckpointsrequiring documentsevidencingpermissiontomove outsideofhistown.Spainhadinstituteda lockdownwhereinlocalresidentswerenot allowed to travel outside their own hometown between 10pm Friday until 6am Monday. At the winery, we were treated by the owner to taste a veritable cornucopia of his wines Some outstanding reds from Priorat and Monstant. But iffrom different grapes in the region. The thought you fancy a good hearty Cab Sauv, Paso Robles is where its at. cametomindwhichwineswouldbebestto enjoy during this winter in the midst of a Covid-19 lockdown. The region of Priorat is known for its'