Articles
Largest expansion of Catalan ‘Vi de Finca’ wines to date
by Miquel Hudin | 13-12-2023
At the stately Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona, INCAVI, the Catalan Wine Agency, presented the latest wines approved for the Vi de Finca classification. With a total of five new wines entering the list, it's... more »
Catching up with Herència Altés
by Miquel Hudin | 03-05-2023
It was shortly after Herència Altés fully moved into their new cellar that I paid them a visit to see what they were working on in this sleek, modern space just off the N-420 highway... more »
Food Through Wine: Gandesa, Terra Alta
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2023
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine. Any wine region in the world worth its salt has some place that’s a destination to not only be able to find all the... more »
A new look at Garnatxa Peluda… in Alella
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2022
Whatever you do, don’t call it, “downy” Grenache. Much like how the peppers from Cuba are often misspelled as “habañeros” in the US or the Georgian aging vessel for wines is incorrectly transcribed as, “qveri”... more »
DO Terra Alta brings “brisats” to the forefront
by Miquel Hudin | 08-02-2022
DO Terra Alta, in Catalunya, Spain has been quite busy recently. In their regulatory council’s last board meeting of 2021 they approved a long list of changes. The most prominent was their making a very... more »
The growing fraud case of Reserva de la Tierra
by Miquel Hudin | 25-10-2021
As I reported in my article for Decanter last week, there’s currently a breaking story of massive wine fraud unfolding in Southern Catalunya. The perpetrator is alleged to be the company, “Reserva de la Tierra”... more »
A southern kind of bubbly, Vinyes del Convent – Senyoria 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 27-09-2021
The region of Terra Alta is something of an exception in the eastern side of the Iberian Peninsula. It’s usually the case that the further south you go, the less white wine you find. But... more »
10 wines from Terra Alta to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 12-07-2021
As was shown in the recent DO Terra Alta report, this is a region not lacking in diversity nor quality. They make a great many styles of wines with an equal balance of excellent red... more »
The wines of DO Terra Alta in 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 20-05-2021
Much has changed in DO Terra Alta since I compiled the last Tasting & Regional reports on the region in 2019 which is why I’m very happy to be releasing the 2021 Tasting Report today... more »
Sant Martí, birth to new wine & death to pigs
by Miquel Hudin | 13-11-2020
The day of Saint Martin of Tours is November 11th and it doesn’t go unnoticed in Spain. Across the whole country and especially in Catalunya, it’s touted as the day to slaughter pigs and drink... more »