Catalan Wines
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, Falset is from the Aiguasals paratge that's... more »
In goes without saying that Stockholm is further from Barcelona just as... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2020 ~ 2 Comments
There's been a justified push to promote "terroir" insofar as it relates to wine. This French word, which means "sense of place" or more simply, "locale" is all fine and good unless it's the case... more »
There's been a justified push to promote "terroir" insofar as it relates... more »
As is often the case, we’d just passed May 40th when summer suddenly exploded out of nowhere here in Spain. It seems that overnight we went from chilly nights and massive, biblical rains (that have... more »
As is often the case, we’d just passed May 40th when summer... more »
In years past and in times not like these, whenever visiting Alt Empordà in the far northeast of Catalunya, I’d try to find a way to have a drink on the terrace of the Almadraba... more »
In years past and in times not like these, whenever visiting Alt... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2020 ~ 4 Comments
There is a wealth of choice in the world of wine today from which I received this curiosity by Abadal recently. I say, "curiosity" as it's a new wine where they heavily feature Mandó, a... more »
There is a wealth of choice in the world of wine today... more »
Starting in March it became readily apparent that 2020 was going to be a real slog for wine. When restaurants, bars, and hotels are closed due to a global pandemic, wine doesn’t sell which is... more »
Starting in March it became readily apparent that 2020 was going to... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 04-06-2020 ~ 4 Comments
It was amazing to see so much work put into such a campaign in Priorat. It was after all shared widely across social media. Our village notice systems were constantly broadcasting it as well. Even... more »
It was amazing to see so much work put into such a... more »
The regulatory board of DO Cava has announced that for the 2020 harvest, maximum yields per hectare will be dropped from 12,000 to 10,000 which is a reduction of nearly 17%. As is the purvey... more »
The regulatory board of DO Cava has announced that for the 2020... more »
Someone possessing a mild gift of foresight would have bought stock in the company, Zoom at the beginning of last December. Someone of even greater foresight would have bought vineyards in what became the DO... more »
Someone possessing a mild gift of foresight would have bought stock in... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2020 ~ 4 Comments
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, some of them are a quite a... more »
The online offers of wine "lockdown packs" ("vins de confinament" here in... more »
