Articles
DO Penedès & ‘native’ reds
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2020
In simpler times, if one were drinking a white wine from Spain, it would most likely have been a white from Penedès. This shouldn’t come as much of... more »
A drop of natural water
by Miquel Hudin | 07-01-2020
One may look far and wide, but the casal of any Catalan village is a four-walled testament to the religion of concrete that dominated Spanish construction in the... more »
Wines for la Cuesta de Enero/Uphill January
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2020
To all who have survived family and the holidays, well done. Now we arrive to the cold, murky days of January, probably broke, or at at least a... more »
Schiste vs. Calcaire, Carignan Edition
by Miquel Hudin | 24-12-2019
Mas de Saporta is a curious place. On the outskirts of Montpellier, France and technically in the town of Lattes, it’s an old farmstead that, as modernity grew... more »
Best Catalan wines of 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 16-12-2019
We come to that time of year for the “100 Best Wines in the Whole Universe” or other similarly-named yet no less grandiose summaries in wine publications. Obviously,... more »
Corpinnat: Going forward
by Miquel Hudin | 11-12-2019
This article as well as “Corpinnat: Producers, profile, & terroir?” and the “Corpinnat 2020 Tasting Report” are a culmination of research following the events of: Corpinnat forming in... more »
Corpinnat: Producers, profile, & terroir?
by Miquel Hudin |
This article as well as “Corpinnat: Going forward” and the “Corpinnat 2020 Tasting Report” are a culmination of research following the events of: Corpinnat forming in 2018, the... more »
Anna Espelt on “Anna Espelt”
by Miquel Hudin | 09-12-2019
The Espelt winery sits just outside the village of Vilajuïga, Empordà (Catalunya) and it honestly hasn’t changed a great deal on the outside over the last seven or... more »
The terror of wine people gifting has arrived
by Miquel Hudin | 05-12-2019
Oh… sweet sweaty Bacchus, it’s happened again, hasn’t it? Thanksgivings in the US and Canada have passed along with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Impulse Buy Tuesday. And... more »
What the new DO Rueda classifications mean
by Miquel Hudin | 02-12-2019
DO Rueda has announced a hefty overhaul of their governing rules or pliego de condiciones. For a DO that most people think of in terms of, “White wines.... more »