Articles
A book review of “Brut Force”
by Miquel Hudin | 05-08-2020
Last year I reviewed the first book in the Felix Hart series of novels called, “Corkscrew”. My review was admittedly not too kind as while the book was... more »
The wines of DOQ Priorat in 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 30-07-2020
Having written about the wines of Priorat for nearly a decade, some readers might wonder if I’m perhaps a touch bored of, you know, year in, year out... more »
What’s a Sommelier?
by Miquel Hudin | 27-07-2020 ~ 16 Comments
The sommelier. What was once just the guy in the room with a corkscrew has become one of the sexier titles to hold these days. But what does... more »
Understanding the Corpinnat wine region, in 3D
by Miquel Hudin | 24-07-2020
The producers behind Corpinnat are always striving to show how the definition of their region (which isn’t a DO yet) differs from that of both DO Cava as... more »
DO Cava releases new zones, tweaks, & a fresh serving of brand-new names
by Miquel Hudin | 23-07-2020
So, it took about two years. This was time DO Cava spent consulting and figuring out how to release a zone and subzone classification scheme. This is no... more »
Avaline wine and transparent production
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2020
It would have been hard to avoid the news of Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power launching their white and rosé “Avaline” wine last week. In what was an... more »
In The Glass: Domaine Cauhapé – La Canopée 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 17-07-2020
The region of Jurançon in Southwest France has a white heart. With the principle grapes of Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng as well as smaller amounts of Lauzet,... more »
Six white wines from Montsant to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 15-07-2020
Summer is still doing its thing in the Northern Hemisphere which means heat and a lot of it. Most of us, if opting for wine as the drink... more »
DOC Rioja’s “Institutional Wines” for 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 13-07-2020
DOC Rioja has announced the latest wines that will represent “typicity” in their respective category for the next year. From 163 submitted samples by 53 different wineries, they... more »
Bell Cros, where paths meet in DO Montsant
by Miquel Hudin | 10-07-2020
In goes without saying that Stockholm is further from Barcelona just as Barcelona is further from Priorat. And, Barcelona is farther from the Priorat county than its capital,... more »