Catalan Wines
The late harvest
by Miquel Hudin | 01-10-2014
Currently we're deep in the middle of harvest. This year it started a bit earlier and there were wineries in Penedès and Empordà who were picking their grapes at the very beginning of August. As... more »
On Catalan Independence and wine
by Miquel Hudin | 29-09-2014
With Catalan president, Artur Mas signing the authorization for the non-binding Catalan Independence Referendum on Saturday, it's opened up a cyclone of questions, mainly due to the fact that Spain, unlike the more enlightened United... more »
In The Glass – Parés Baltà Còsmic 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2014 ~ 1 Comment
The DO Penedès winery, Parés Baltà has been making a solid name for themselves in the last few years by producing fully organic wines and Cavas. This wine represents one of their more recent releases... more »
A new Poboleda villager, Brots Restaurant
by Miquel Hudin | 13-09-2014
Despite being awash in world class wines from both DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant, it's no secret that the Priorat comarca in which both of these wine regions reside does not have a great wealth... more »
“Product of Catalunya”: The possibility of an independent Catalan wine
by Miquel Hudin | 11-09-2014
If you've watched the news lately or just even flipped through the in-flight magazine on a European budget airline, you probably know about the Autonomous Region of Catalonia's drive to secede from the Spanish State.... more »
A revised taste of Finca Bell Lloc
by Miquel Hudin | 01-09-2014
The valley of Bell-Lloc is a curious place. Located on the other side of the highway from Palamós it's not the easiest place to find in Baix Empordà although at some point after my Empordà... more »
Sitting down with Fredi Torres
by Editorial | 18-08-2014
Fredi Torres is a busy guy. If you follow his Instagram you'll see that he'd often traveling, drinking good wine, eating good food, or just dealing with an overabundance of tomatoes. All joking aside, the... more »
That rosé time of year
by Miquel Hudin | 15-08-2014
It's August and it's hot. If there was ever something less obvious to say about Barcelona, I've yet to hear it. That's why this column is about rosé. I'm generally a red drinker and I... more »
To somm or not to somm
by Miquel Hudin | 11-08-2014
At the end of last week I was having a meal with friends in the Priorat village of Porrera at La Cooperativa. The friends in question happened to be Albert and Roger of Vall Llach... more »
A further history of Priorat’s “clos” wineries
by Miquel Hudin | 02-08-2014
When we started researching the first edition of our Priorat book two years ago, one of the big goals was to unravel all the various versions of history that are known to crisscross DOQ Priorat.... more »