Articles
DO Montsant, calling it “cheap Priorat” is just so 2006
by Miquel Hudin | 04-05-2016
I've been giving a series of guided tastings in English at the Wine Aspects school in Vilafranca del Penedès. They started with DO Empordà and will finish with DOQ Priorat. But right in the middle,... more »
RIP Philippe Geeraert
by Miquel Hudin | 02-05-2016 ~ 1 Comment
I'm thoroughly unclear on what the objective of 2016 is other than to methodically kill off everyone involved with the wine world. With a string of high-profile winemakers dying in France as well as Zlatan... more »
Discovering “Garnatxa del Po”
by Miquel Hudin | 27-04-2016
Clos 93 is one of those cellars in DOQ Priorat that exemplifies how the winemakers in this appellation are more closely resembling those in Burgundy than anywhere else in Spain. With just 12,000 bottles a... more »
Why social media doesn’t sell wine
by Miquel Hudin | 26-04-2016 ~ 7 Comments
Imagine walking in to a bar to meet up with your friends for a drink and a chat. Say there are four of you at the table and one person in the group is talking... more »
Chêne Bleu’s decade of rosé evolution
by Miquel Hudin | 23-04-2016
It was exactly two years ago that I was first introduced to Chêne Bleu at the G-Night event that takes place during Alimentària--'G' for Grenache lest you forget it. Of all the wines that this... more »
DO Costers del Segre
by Editorial | 18-04-2016
DO Costers del Segre doesn't see a lot of love in the press generally. It's Catalonia's most interior DO and is the only DO in the Lleida Province. Due to its geographic location, it's often... more »
The novel approach of Clos Lentiscus
by Miquel Hudin | 16-04-2016
Since fully moving to Priorat, I've ironically been spending a good deal of time in Penedès. First was for the "Rebels of Penedès" article and then for the Clàssic Penedès follow up. Despite Clos Lentiscus... more »
Domaine la Barroche now in its new cellar
by Miquel Hudin | 13-04-2016
Passing down from the north of France and after stopping off to judge in Lyon I made a quick stop to Châteauneuf-du-Pape to taste at Les Printemps as well as visit the brand new cellar... more »
Color me unsurprised, Wine Folly gets Priorat dead wrong
by Miquel Hudin | 12-04-2016 ~ 4 Comments
There's usually not too much to be gained in pointing out someone else's errors. At best, people see you as a smart ass. At worst, they see you as an asshole. Essentially, some varying shade... more »