Articles
An introduction to Montsant via Acústic
by Miquel Hudin | 16-07-2015
Much as I previously wrote in An introduction to Empordà wines, it's important to know those wines of a region which allow you a good gateway in to... more »
For a blind 100 points
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2015
For those who may not be up-to-date on such things in the wine world, last week, the most recent batches of scores for The Wine Advocate came out... more »
Tast del Decenni of 2005 in 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 05-07-2015
As was the case last year, I was invited to the "Tast del Decenni" of the DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant in Falset. While from time to time... more »
Wines for those Barbecue Times
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2015
For most any American, the month of July immediately bring to mind "barbecue". Celebrating independence from Britain (sorry about that whole tea thing) on the 4th means cooking... more »
In The Glass: Berdié Fetish NV
by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2015
During the presentation of Jovani & Vins the siblings Jovani were pouring their range of Berdié Cavas which I hadn't tasted before but found out that I enjoy... more »
The first Xarel·lo Summit
by Miquel Hudin | 28-06-2015
While Xarel·lo is a white grape widely planted in Catalonia, it is often easily dismissed as merely one part of the principal three grapes in the typical Cava... more »
The inauguration of Celler de les Aus in DO Alella
by Miquel Hudin | 25-06-2015
For some time, the people who haunt the "natural" wine circles have been people I wouldn't care to be in an enclosed space with, even if said space... more »
Jovani & Vins, a new wine space comes to Barcelona
by Miquel Hudin | 23-06-2015
For some time the Jovani siblings of Montsa, Robert, and Sergi have been making wines in the form of the Berdié Cavas and the still wines of Origami.... more »
Vino de pago, Vi de finca, & Grand Cru
by Miquel Hudin | 22-06-2015
It seems that nearly every year now, a new "vi de finca" comes on to the market in Catalunya. Great, what on earth does this mean? And in... more »
The wines of Dalmatia, Croatia in 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2015
The wines of Dalmatia, Croatia are not terribly well-known and until I wrote a book about them in 2007, I didn't fully have a grasp of them either... more »