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Tasting the Castell de Raimat collection
by Miquel Hudin | 18-03-2013 ~ 1 Comment
Sometime back, I joked that the Costers del Segre winery, Raimat was more reliable than god. The reasoning behind this is that they have a very nice price... more »
Napa Valley after journalism
by Miquel Hudin | 13-03-2013 ~ 2 Comments
An article came out in Spain's El País newspaper on Sunday which is now available to read online. The title is "Napa después de ‘Entre copas’" which in... more »
In The Glass: Celler Tern Garnatxa Blanca 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 10-03-2013
We were recently the lucky winners of a bottle of Garnatxa Blanca (White Grenache) 2012 by Celler Tern down in the Terra Alta region of Catalonia, in a... more »
Muscadet! Hemming decries as the hipsters re-tumblrate
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2013
In a recent article, Richard Hemming on Jancis Robinson's site stated, "Every cheap Pinot Grigio or branded Sauvignon Blanc we default to is a vote against Muscadet". His... more »
La Paradeta and the English lie
by Miquel Hudin | 01-03-2013
The above photo is not one of the streets in Barcelona to find hookers, but Carrer Comercial, along the back side of Mercat del Born home to "bargain"... more »
Un, dos, Tres Ceps from Roura
by Miquel Hudin | 12-02-2013
This red from Roura, and its white sister made from Xarel·lo were a couple of bottles we picked up at the "Fira de vins de Catalunya" last year.... more »
DO Alella needs a “killer wine”
by Miquel Hudin | 11-02-2013
By far one of the smallest Denominació d'Origen appellations in Catalonia, DO Alella, with its nine registered cellars often gets overlooked. It's ironic given its rather close proximity... more »
Opening a bottle any way you can
by Miquel Hudin | 29-01-2013
We've personally witnessed what happens when you try to open a bottle with a shoe the wrong way (spoiler: the bottle explodes) but amazingly, there are a great... more »
In The Glass: Stonier 2006 Pinot Noir Reserve
by Miquel Hudin | 26-01-2013
This was an interesting find that we came across at Monvínic last week where the by-the-glass selection is glorious. Obviously for most people, when thinking Pinot Noir, they... more »
Never forget the Mali Plavač
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2013
While dousing ourselves in San Francisco over the holidays, a friend invited us over for a Szechuan hot pot dinner. Despite eating out a lot in SF over... more »