Articles
In The Glass: Cellers d’en Guilla Magenc 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 22-03-2012
A small and very, very new winery in the village of Delfià, Cellers d'en Guilla (literally, "the fox's wineries") is making some interesting new wines that are very true and honest to the grapes in... more »
Tasting around Annandale
by Miquel Hudin | 21-03-2012
The Annandale estate, just off the namesake Annadale Road was established in 1688, making it one of the oldest in the Helderberg Valley region. It displays this age wonderfully as large, sweeping willows grace the... more »
Climbing the terraces of Hugas de Batlle
by Miquel Hudin | 15-03-2012
Without a doubt, it had to be the dumbest time in recent history to be traipsing about the mountains of upper Empordà. While the Tramuntana is a wind that blows all year long, it was... more »
Finding Matković Plavac Mali
by Miquel Hudin | 12-03-2012 ~ 1 Comment
The Croatian postal system has this 'fun' tendency to put smaller towns in to a bigger town's postal code. Well, actually, most of Europe does this. But, in the case of Matković who is the... more »
The succulent tasting menu at La Plaça
by Miquel Hudin | 08-03-2012
Whenever we get the chance (which, admittedly is not that often) we will partake of the tasting menu offered at La Plaça in Madremanya, Catalonia, Spain. While there is a full menu as well, this... more »
In The Glass: Aldea de Buscarós 2007 Broc
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2012
This is a tasty bottle we came across last week. Aldea de Buscarós is a new winery in Empordà on an old farm estate west of the small mountain village of Capmany. Secluded and tranquil,... more »
A small peek at No Reservations in Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 02-03-2012
As we had mentioned back in October of last year, Anthony Bourdain and his No Reservations crew had decided to shoot along the Croatian coast and take in all that is fantastic on the Adriatic... more »
All above Espelt
by Miquel Hudin | 29-02-2012
Producing 1.5 million liters of wine a year from 250 hectares, there is little that is small about the family winery of Espelt. The last time we were there was about five years ago in... more »
A soccer field of grape dimensions
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2012
On our most recent trip to research wineries for the upcoming Empordà guide we stopped in at the beautiful Mas Anglada. A project of Luis Conde, this large estate is not only incredibly luxurious, but... more »
Vi de pagès, the natural wines of Calonge
by Miquel Hudin | 17-02-2012 ~ 2 Comments
In Catalonia, they call it "vi de pagès". Literally, this means "peasants' wine" and honestly that doesn't sound terribly appetizing. But, a better translation to understand the whole process in English is "natural wine". That's... more »