Articles
DO Cava drops harvest maximums by 17% for 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2020
The regulatory board of DO Cava has announced that for the 2020 harvest, maximum yields per hectare will be dropped from 12,000 to 10,000 which is a reduction... more »
The wines of DO Montsant in 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 28-05-2020
Someone possessing a mild gift of foresight would have bought stock in the company, Zoom at the beginning of last December. Someone of even greater foresight would have... more »
“Over the Rainbow”, a very choice Covid-19 charity pack from DO Cariñena
by Miquel Hudin | 25-05-2020
The town of Cariñena is quite literally at a crossroads. About a half hour southwest of Zaragoza in the Spanish region of Aragón, it sits on a rather... more »
Wine Advocate pisses off DO Ribeira Sacra
by Miquel Hudin | 21-05-2020
On May 16th, the Denomination of Origin (DO) for Ribeira Sacra in Spain’s Galicia region took the rather atypical step of denouncing a recent report about the wines... more »
Mister Joly & Me
by Miquel Hudin | 18-05-2020
Nicolas Joly gains admiration and/or scorn from vast and disparate sources. Since at least the 7th edition (and probably previous to that) in the hefty reference tome, the... more »
A book review of “Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys”
by Miquel Hudin | 14-05-2020
We’re at a point in time, where anyone who pulls out the “Some women in wine!” listicle on International Women’s Day needs to be shamed. Actually I take... more »
The DOQ Priorat wine box, a great offer supporting COVID-19 research
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2020
The online offers of wine “lockdown packs” (“vins de confinament” here in Catalunya) have been circulating quite heavily these past weeks. When you calculate the prices per bottle,... more »
Corpinnat & Clàssic Penedès have been in discussions to form new sparkling DO
by Miquel Hudin | 07-05-2020
A small news item from the Corpinnat sparkling wine group was released recently that stated they’ll be forming a new Denomination of Origin (DO) that could be with... more »
Vischoqueña, el Valle de Cinti, & Bolivian wines
by Miquel Hudin | 04-05-2020
There has thankfully emerged a subset amongst wine geeks who are those with the curiosity to seek out this fine beverage being made in any and every corner... more »
Spring without spring in Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 01-05-2020
Today would have marked the opening of the Fira del Vi, our annual wine fair here in Priorat. But, like all public events this spring, it was canceled... more »