Articles
In The Glass: Castell d’Or Esplugen Selecció 2010
by Editorial | 15-04-2013 ~ 1 Comment
With our new Priorat guide off to the printer and available shortly, we need to mention a wine that didn't make it in to this first edition of the book which is from Castell d'Or.... more »
The first annual Cooperative Fair
by Elia VS | 06-04-2013 ~ 1 Comment
Having spent quite a bit of time in Priorat, blogging about it, and most importantly, drinking it, last Saturday I was invited to attend the 1st Cooperative Fair at the Castell del Vi museum in... more »
A world of wine underfoot
by Miquel Hudin | 04-04-2013
Last year, when working on finishing tracks for the high speed rail connection from Barcelona to France, the construction workers unearthed what was basically a 2,000 year-old wine cellar just north of the city. It... more »
In The Glass: Hiriart Rosado Élite 2011
by Editorial | 30-03-2013
When we popped in to the Nariz de Oro event in Barcelona on the 12th, we found that, in addition to all the top sommeliers in town battling it out nose to nose, there were... more »
Terroir al Límit Terra de Cuques 2011
by Editorial | 24-03-2013
The Vitis Vinifera fair in Barcelona last week was an overwhelming assault of the top end portfolio from local distributor, Cuvée 3000 and was really too full of interesting wines to completely cover. But, one... more »
The Natural Way
by Miquel Hudin | 21-03-2013
Several weeks ago a “Rendez-vous” event at the Moritz Bar à Vins was packed to capacity and spilling out the doors. Every in-the-know sommelier and wine expert in Barcelona was there, comprising a heaving, warm... more »
The Empordà/Costa Brava confusion
by Miquel Hudin | 19-03-2013
Browsing around the internetz this morning (as that's what Tuesday mornings are for) I came across a new company offering guided winery tours. These are a dime a dozen these days in Spain as due... more »
Tasting the Castell de Raimat collection
by Miquel Hudin | 18-03-2013 ~ 1 Comment
Sometime back, I joked that the Costers del Segre winery, Raimat was more reliable than god. The reasoning behind this is that they have a very nice price point for their wines and so you... more »
Malbec in opposite poles of the world: Bordeaux and New Zealand
by Editorial | 14-03-2013 ~ 2 Comments
This was originally posted on El Solà d'Ares, a blog by Catalan wine and olive oil craftsman, Antoni Sánchez-Ortiz who is working in New Zealand right now. He's also the enolog behind the fantastic Melis... more »
Napa Valley after journalism
by Miquel Hudin | 13-03-2013 ~ 2 Comments
An article came out in Spain's El País newspaper on Sunday which is now available to read online. The title is "Napa después de ‘Entre copas’" which in English is "Napa after Sideways" given that... more »