Articles
DO Conca de Barberà
by Editorial | 09-05-2016
The appellation of DO Conca de Barberà is another one of the Catalan regions that doesn't often see a lot of attention. Being in the interior, about an hour and a half due west of... more »
In The Glass: Vins de Foresta – Marselan 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 06-05-2016
Marselan is a curious beast that's been popping up here and there. Originally created as a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache, it was successfully bred near the town of Marseillan, France from which it... more »
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 »