Articles
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 »
An introduction to Empordà wines
by Miquel Hudin |
Many who come to the region of Costa Brava for holidays aren't aware that there is a thriving wine scene waiting to be discovered that offers up no... more »
A vineyard that time ignores
by Miquel Hudin | 05-06-2015
If you happen to live just south of Girona and go to Sant Celoni often to take the regional train, then you, much like me, would take the... more »
And of rosé…
by Miquel Hudin | 02-06-2015
Normally I wait until August to take on the topic of rosé as it seems to be the case that people only want to drink this lighter version... more »
Lidl & Domaine de Pignan 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 30-05-2015
For those unfamiliar with supermarkets in Spain, there are few these days that are good and most verge on repugnant (Mercadona.) One of the ones that has historically... more »