Catalan Wines
Like water through a stone: Anna Espelt
by Miquel Hudin | 01-03-2016
This is part one a four-part series on “rebellious” winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four Catalonia of 2017 has no discernible appearance to the ruined post-Spanish Civil War Catalonia... more »
A further taste of Alemany i Corrio
by Miquel Hudin | 24-02-2016
In my much longer article about the “rebellious” winemakers of DO Penedès, I made but a brief mention of Irene Alemany and her winery, Alemany i Corrio. They are to a large degree, the anti-Penedès... more »
Who speaks what when visiting Priorat?
by Miquel Hudin | 22-02-2016
Sometime back on the Facebook page of Vinologue, a student in Madrid sent a message infuriated that the official website of DOQ Priorat wasn’t available in Spanish. Back then as it is now, you could... more »
In The Glass: Finca Parera – Faust 1.0 (2010)
by Miquel Hudin | 18-02-2016
It was quite random that I met Ruben Parera of Finca Parera one day. Albert Costa of Vall Llach was doing a pruning and grafting tour for the father and son team of Archè Pagés... more »
Wine on VI a finalist for the Millesima Blog Awards
by Editorial | 16-02-2016
We recently received word that this little blog was one of the finalists for the annual Millesima Blog Awards. That was certainly good news to hear as we put a lot of effort in to... more »
Wine pairings for recycling days
by Miquel Hudin | 05-02-2016
It's often the case in Catalan or Spanish that when talking about wine pairings, they translate this to 'marriages' in English. Thus, 'this wine marries well with lamb' makes it sound like a wine prone... more »
Wine & Chocolate, ergh
by Miquel Hudin | 02-02-2016
Being originally American, I grew up steeped in the tradition of Valentine's Day which arrives on the 14th of this month. Let this be a reminder for those who don't happen to pledge allegiance to... more »
New Priorat on the block, Unànim 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2016
Keeping up with new Priorat wines is a full time job. Thankfully, if you live in the region, it makes the process a little easier as Marc at Vins i Olis will often have whatever... more »
Rebellious Penedès: “Unrated”
by Miquel Hudin | 28-01-2016
The concept of rebellion in wine typically conjures up images of a winemaker taking a chainsaw to old, large barrels or flipping off the regulatory body and growing whatever grape varieties he or she pleases.... more »
A new Celler Comunica
by Miquel Hudin | 20-01-2016
While it is of course annoying when the profile of a winery changes shortly after you publish a regional wine guide, if it's a winery owned by people I like, then I'm happy to see... more »