Articles
In The Glass: Vinyes d’en Gabriel – Mans de Samsó 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 12-05-2016
It takes visiting large production regions such as Rioja or Napa where they tout a wine as “small production” at 5,000 bottles to really appreciate the all-too typical story in both DOQ Priorat & DO... more »
The days of Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 11-05-2016
It may be different for others but I suppose due to the general price of the wines and the limited production, I’ve always thought of Burgundy as something of an enigma. Sure, wine is wine... more »
DO Conca de Barberà is not the grape, Barbera
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2016
With today’s regional focus being on the Catalan wine region, DO Conca de Barberà, it’s probably a good moment to chat about something that’s very easy to confuse in that this wine region has absolutely... more »
DO Conca de Barberà
by Editorial |
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
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
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 »