Articles
Bodega Otazu’s Vitral, the 2,000€ ruse
by Miquel Hudin | 24-02-2017
A few days ago, word came down that there is a new, ultra-premium-priced wine from Spain, the Bodega Otazu – Vitral 2013. Undeterred by the idea of a... more »
Building a wine & the art of the blend
by Miquel Hudin | 21-02-2017
There are those that say winemaking is an art, but in truth, making the wine is a relatively simplistic process as it just comes down to letting grape... more »
Elisabetta Foradori: Fontanasanta Nosiola 2014 & Sgarzon 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 15-02-2017
For some time I’ve been quite intrigued to taste the wines of Elisabetta Foradori. Cast up against the Dolomites, in that most curious of Italian wine regions, Trentino-Alto... more »
A book review of “Cork Dork” by Bianca Bosker
by Miquel Hudin | 13-02-2017
For some time I’ve been reading articles written by Bianca Bosker about certain aspects of the wine world. While positing topics that have no end of potential (such... more »
The best of Catalan white wines
by Miquel Hudin | 07-02-2017
Last fall, I received a commission from Decanter to do a report on the white wines of Catalonia for the March issue of a publication in the UK.... more »
The white wines of Terra Alta
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Terra Alta is a region that I’ve been tasting regularly for nearly a decade and the changes they’ve been making are impressive. This really all came to head... more »
The white wines of Penedès
by Miquel Hudin |
A logical starting point in any article about Catalan white wines is DO Penedès. They are by far the largest wine producing region in Catalonia and 80% of... more »
Renaming English Sparkling Wine
by Miquel Hudin | 02-02-2017
As of late there has been a bit of circulation in the wine trade about “English Sparkling Wine“, well, the name anyways. It’s a name that seems has... more »
Sangenís i Vaqué – Lo Bancal de Granatxa 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 31-01-2017
Across the square from my home sits the family winery of Sangenís i Vaqué. It was founded by Pere Sangenís and his wife, Conxita Vaqué, who have run... more »
All the bubbly fit to drink
by Miquel Hudin | 26-01-2017
The clouds part when the middle of January presents itself. This is of course only in the figurative sense as literally, the weather is quite squalid, but this... more »