Catalan Wines
Climbing the terraces of Hugas de Batlle
by Miquel Hudin | 15-03-2012
Without a doubt, it had to be the dumbest time in recent history to be traipsing about the mountains of upper Empordà. While the Tramuntana is a wind that blows all year long, it was... more »
In The Glass: Aldea de Buscarós 2007 Broc
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2012
This is a tasty bottle we came across last week. Aldea de Buscarós is a new winery in Empordà on an old farm estate west of the small mountain village of Capmany. Secluded and tranquil,... more »
All above Espelt
by Miquel Hudin | 29-02-2012
Producing 1.5 million liters of wine a year from 250 hectares, there is little that is small about the family winery of Espelt. The last time we were there was about five years ago in... more »
Vi de pagès, the natural wines of Calonge
by Miquel Hudin | 17-02-2012
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 »
Reusing wine bottles… at the winery
by Miquel Hudin | 30-01-2012
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: 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 »
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 »
LaVinyeta Mig Mig 2009
by Miquel Hudin | 14-09-2011
LaVinyeta has been growing steadily as a winery over the years and we’ve been happily following along since the beginning when winemaker Josep Serra Pla was just starting out and only had a small offer... more »