Catalan Wines
Cantallops: Wine and an absence of wolves
by Miquel Hudin | 27-07-2011
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in December, 2008. Meandering a bit north of the Catalan town of Figueres you get close and closer to La Jonquera... more »
A glimpse in to Oliver Conti
by Miquel Hudin | 13-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment
We came across a brief review (in Catalan) of the winery of Oliver Conti up in Northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The writeup is overall quite positive, extolling the virtues of the Conti wines as well as... more »
Muscatel never sounded so bad
by Miquel Hudin | 04-07-2011
Muscatel is one of those wines that I love in sweet form, especially the Catalan Moscatell. Pictured at the right is a lovely example from Celler Martin Faixó in Cadaqués, Empordà. It's a light, sweet,... more »
The imprint of Folrat
by Miquel Hudin | 07-06-2011
The 2008 Folrat is a curious wine as officially, it's not made by one specific winery. Yes, it's aged for five months in oak at LaVinyeta in the Alt Empordà county of Spain, but the... more »
Visiting the one and only Capmany
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2011
Capmany (the 'ny' is just like an ñ and is not 'many') is your typical village up in the northeastern reaches of Catalonia. You wind along some twisty road in the hills and suddenly you... more »
Still Catalan in Celler Generi
by Miquel Hudin | 15-02-2011
This cellar was one that we really had no intention of visiting as we'd never actually heard about it. It's in a small town called Agullana which is more known for its water than its... more »
The joys of bulk wine
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2011
There's nothing sophisticated about it. You walk in to a winery like Empordàlia and go straight to the back of the place. There, you will find the massive 10,000 or 25,000 liter stainless steel tanks... more »
The Baix of Empordà
by Miquel Hudin | 09-01-2011
Mas Oller is one of the new wineries to spring up in the DO Empordà region. It's rather ironic that there are all these new wineries given that wine has been grown in the region... more »
Tasting at Espelt
by Miquel Hudin | 03-01-2011
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in May, 2007. Espelt is a youngish winery that was founded in 2000 on a family property in Vilajuïga in northeastern... more »
The post-harvest *lavinyeta visit
by Miquel Hudin | 15-12-2010
I seem to be hitting up *lavinyeta about twice a year these days to check in and see how things are going. After my first visit in 2007, things have grown a great deal. From... more »