Catalan Wines
A soccer field of grape dimensions
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2012
On our most recent trip to research wineries for the upcoming Empordà guide we stopped in at the beautiful Mas Anglada. A project of Luis Conde, this large estate is not only incredibly luxurious, but... more »
Vi de pagès, the natural wines of Calonge
by Miquel Hudin | 17-02-2012 ~ 2 Comments
In Catalonia, they call it "vi de pagès". Literally, this means "peasants' wine" and honestly that doesn't sound terribly appetizing. But, a better translation to understand the whole process in English is "natural wine". That's... more »
A view of terraced vineyards
by Miquel Hudin | 12-02-2012
For the past week, we've been hopping around Alt Empordà, researching wines for our forthcoming Empordà enotourism guide. Naturally, this being February, it's been cold, really cold. To add to that, there has been something... more »
Reusing wine bottles… at the winery
by Miquel Hudin | 30-01-2012 ~ 2 Comments
In these times of more active ecology in all facets of life, I have often wondered as to why we don't recycle our wine bottles. Naturally, a great many of us divert them from the... more »
In The Glass: Mas Vida 32 2009
by Miquel Hudin | 22-01-2012
This one of the wines made by Mas Vida, a winery in the very small village of Cistella just west of Figueres in northern Catalonia. Founded in 1992, it's one of the only wineries in... more »
In The Glass: Coma Fredosa 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 30-12-2011
Hugas de Batlle produces this "Coma Fredosa" wine in Colera, which is a small, coastal village in the far, Northeastern region of Catalonia, Spain. Clocking in with a rather mighty 14.5% alcohol, this coolly-labeled bottle... more »
Catalan wine pioneer takes on Gobal Warming
by Miquel Hudin | 22-12-2011
The Wall Street Journal's Will Lyons published a short, but great interview with Miguel A. Torres the president and managing director of Bodega Torres. For those who aren't familiar with it, this a Catalan winery... more »
In The Glass: Casa Mariol Ull de Llebre
by Miquel Hudin | 18-12-2011
One of the great aspects to food in Spain is that there is wine from Spain to go with it. When at Rekons (an Argentine empanadas spot in the Eixample/Sant Antoni area of c/Comte de... more »
For the love of a good seal
by Miquel Hudin | 13-12-2011
While not particular to cork, screw, or glass as method of sealing a wine bottle, the one thing that really needs to happen is that whatever is holding in the wine, really holds it in.... more »
In The Glass: Terra Remota Camino 2006
by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2011
Many probably will guess that the name Terra Remota simply means "remote land" in Catalan and given that this winery is located in Spain, nearly up at the French border, it shouldn't be a surprise.... more »