Articles
Vinart Grand Tasting, Corpinnat & Châteauneuf-du-Pape
by Miquel Hudin | 13-03-2024
Last week saw me make a return to the Vinart Grand Tasting in Zagreb, Croatia. My absence had been exceedingly long as the last time I went was in 2017 where I led a tasting... more »
Antoni Mata Casanovas of Recaredo has died at 81
by Miquel Hudin | 16-11-2023
In unfortunate news to read, Antoni Mata Casanovas, the president of famed sparkling wine producer, Recaredo has died at the age of 81. While the winery was founded by Antoni's father, Josep Mata Capellades, in... more »
Recaredo’s celebration of Turó d’en Mota’s 25 harvests
by Miquel Hudin | 16-10-2023
When a top sparkling wine producer the likes of, Recaredo asks if you can attend a respective tasting of their top-end, single-vineyard, Turó d’en Mota wine, you say yes without hesitation. If it so happens... more »
Corpinnat calls for more transparent classifications
by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2022
In what was their first edition of “la Nit de Verema” (Harvest Night), Ton Mata, the president of Corpinnat called for immediate implementation of changes to the “Llei catalana de vi” (Catalan Wine Law) which... more »
The second Corpinnat Festival Gastronòmic
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2022
If you read the news lately, it can seem like the world is falling apart. This is why it’s important to take a minute to look at some positives as there are some good things... more »
Southern bubbles to see you through your holidays
by Miquel Hudin | 22-12-2021
So… here were are nearly the end of another strange, yet perhaps slightly more manageable year in this “grand” time we find ourselves in. While we may be locking things down again, that doesn’t mean... more »
The wines of Corpinnat in 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 15-11-2021
It was incredibly exciting to have an updated taste a few days ago of the sparkling wines by the Corpinnat producers in Penedès, Catalunya which has resulted in the newest Tasting Report out today. As... more »
Corpinnat turns it up to 11 by adding Pardas
by Miquel Hudin | 12-05-2021
Today, Corpinnat, the breakaway group of high-quality sparkling wine producers in Catalunya’s Penedès region, announced that they’ve just increased their membership from 10 to 11 with the addition of Celler Pardas. Pardas and its founders,... more »
Recaredo Enoteca Reserva Particular 2004. Full Stop.
by Miquel Hudin | 16-11-2020
Recaredo has always played something of a long game when it comes to their wines. Even their most “basic” wine, the Terrers sees 32 months of aging, putting it at the level of Gran Reserva–if... more »
Talking about Spain around the internets
by Miquel Hudin | 28-08-2020
August is usually a pretty slow month of spending a few days at the beach, dinners of cold dishes, and trying to get in dog walks before walking in the sun scorches you to a... more »