Articles
A book review of “Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys”
by Miquel Hudin | 14-05-2020
We’re at a point in time, where anyone who pulls out the “Some women in wine!” listicle on International Women’s Day needs to be shamed. Actually I take... more »
The DOQ Priorat wine box, a great offer supporting COVID-19 research
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2020
The online offers of wine “lockdown packs” (“vins de confinament” here in Catalunya) have been circulating quite heavily these past weeks. When you calculate the prices per bottle,... more »
Corpinnat & Clàssic Penedès have been in discussions to form new sparkling DO
by Miquel Hudin | 07-05-2020
A small news item from the Corpinnat sparkling wine group was released recently that stated they’ll be forming a new Denomination of Origin (DO) that could be with... more »
Vischoqueña, el Valle de Cinti, & Bolivian wines
by Miquel Hudin | 04-05-2020
There has thankfully emerged a subset amongst wine geeks who are those with the curiosity to seek out this fine beverage being made in any and every corner... more »
Spring without spring in Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 01-05-2020
Today would have marked the opening of the Fira del Vi, our annual wine fair here in Priorat. But, like all public events this spring, it was canceled... more »
Let’s have a Chat about Priorat: 30 April 7PM
by Miquel Hudin | 29-04-2020
Chat happened. Great success. View it here. Subscribe to the channel as there’s more to come! Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m not terribly keen on doing... more »
Celebrating Sauvignon Blanc in the Loire
by Miquel Hudin | 28-04-2020
Blois-Chambord. For anyone who had a very cool, worldly aunt growing up, this sounds like the name of a cheese she would bring back from France and eat... more »
Reviews of wine books for every occasion
by Miquel Hudin | 23-04-2020
A fine pub quiz fact is that William Shakespeare and Cervantes both died on April 23rd, albeit in different years. But this coincidence, as well as others, eventually... more »
In The Glass: Celler Descregut – Horafosca 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2020
In the Variety Profile for Xarel·lo that just went out this week, I made a mention about delicate use of skin contact to coax even more out of... more »
The wines from Xarel·lo in Penedès 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 20-04-2020
Workhorse. Backbone. Structured. Aromatic. Evolving. These are but a few words one can put forth when talking about the grape, Xarel·lo and they’re all true–even if some people... more »