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And that’s Albariño, Pazo Señorans Colección 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 29-06-2018
Albariño, and to a greater extent, DO Rías Baixas has been one of the many success stories in Spanish wine. I’d warrant that if hard pressed to name... more »
The Xarel·lo grape. Or is it Xarello, Xarel.lo, or Xarel-lo?
by Miquel Hudin | 25-06-2018
For those who may not know it, Xarel·lo is a wonderful white grape that, as far as we know, is native to the Penedès region of Catalunya. Able... more »
Old co-op, new tricks. La Vinícola Priorat’s Vi de Vila.
by Miquel Hudin | 19-06-2018
On June 9th, La Vinícola del Priorat launched a new series of wines that are all certified under Priorat’s “Vi de Vila”. This certification establishes that 100% of... more »
Understanding DOQ Priorat’s village wines: Vi de Vila
by Miquel Hudin | 15-06-2018
While it’s important to understand the Vino de Pago & Vi de Finca classifications of Spain & Catalunya as they’re region wide, one that’s actually much more interesting... more »
In The Glass: Tomàs Cusiné – Finca Racons 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 11-06-2018
Given the new look of DO Costers del Segre, it seems a fitting moment to have a taste of a new release from the region. In this case... more »
A review of “The Wine Show: Season 2”
by Miquel Hudin | 07-06-2018
Carrying on after the success of the first iteration of The Wine Show, the team got back together two years later to produce Season 2 that released to... more »
Another hit of El Escocés Volante: Manda Huevos 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 30-05-2018
Coming round to another of the wines from Norrel Robertson’s El Escocés Volante gives me the chance to link to two previous articles, this one which talks more... more »
Wine buying in a vacuum: Winebuyers.com
by Miquel Hudin | 28-05-2018 ~ 8 Comments
"Disruptive" is a term that raises my hackles. This is due to it being used either when referring to something like Uber who are outright breaking the law... more »
In The Glass: Cantine Belisario – La Roccaccia 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2018
As is often the case, I can’t for the life of me remember where I picked up this bottle of Verdicchio but I can remember why. It was... more »
DO Costers del Segre gets a much-needed new look
by Miquel Hudin | 20-05-2018
If you don’t live in Catalunya and haven’t heard of DO Costers del Segre, you’re very much excused. Actually, even if you do live in Catalunya and haven’t... more »