Articles
Spotlight on Xarel·lo
by Miquel Hudin | 31-08-2015
While Xarel·lo (pronounced sha-rel-lu in Catalan) is a white grape widely planted in Catalonia, it is often easily dismissed as merely one part of the principal three grapes... more »
The new take on Castell of Cooperativa Falset Marçà
by Miquel Hudin | 26-08-2015
Sometime back I received this set of samples from the Cooperative of Falset Marçà in Priorat who fall under the auspices of DO Montsant. For those unfamiliar with... more »
Remelluri & Reserva 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 20-08-2015
While I generally focus on Catalan wines as I find them to be quite dynamic these days, I also try to review other regions of Spain and thus... more »
Ivory Coast, now Spain’s #1 export market in Africa
by Miquel Hudin | 18-08-2015
Naturally when one thinks about African wine, one thinks only about South African but of course that's not the only chapter in the book as there are wines... more »
In The Glass: Aixalà Alcait – Coster de l’Alzina 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 11-08-2015
There seems to be a codified response to winemakers choosing a name for their wine. They go simple and call it "negre" "rouge" or "red". They go brash... more »
Penedès, so fresh and so cold
by Miquel Hudin | 04-08-2015
I'm not going out on a limb to say that we've had more than our share of hot weather this summer. I suppose it's making up for the... more »
A taste of Lledoner Roig
by Miquel Hudin | 28-07-2015
As is the case with many old European wine grapes, Grenache Gris has a number of synonyms but one of the names you very rarely hear is "Lledoner... more »
Viens à Vingrau, a wine excursion in Roussillon
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2015
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the French village of Vingrau is flattering the crap out of nearby neighbor Calce. You see, for some time... more »
Jean Jacques Confuron la Montagne & Burgundy 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 23-07-2015
There is, typically a rush of air from the room when a bottle of French wine from the famed region of Burgundy emerges from a cellar. Care is... more »
The tools of the sommelier trade
by Miquel Hudin | 21-07-2015 ~ 2 Comments
I just received a box of some new and improved sommelier tools. While there aren't as many tools crucial to the work of being a sommelier (beyond cramming... more »