Catalan Wines
DO Montsant, calling it “cheap Priorat” is just so 2006
by Miquel Hudin | 04-05-2016
I’ve been giving a series of guided tastings in English at the Wine Aspects school in Vilafranca del Penedès. They started with DO Empordà and will finish with DOQ Priorat. But right in the middle,... more »
Why social media doesn’t sell wine
by Miquel Hudin | 26-04-2016 ~ 7 Comments
Imagine walking in to a bar to meet up with your friends for a drink and a chat. Say there are four of you at the table and one person in the group is talking... more »
Color me unsurprised, Wine Folly gets Priorat dead wrong
by Miquel Hudin | 12-04-2016
There’s usually not too much to be gained in pointing out someone else’s errors. At best, people see you as a smart ass. At worst, they see you as an asshole. Essentially, some varying shade... more »
Support “Uvas Veloces” and get tasty Grenache wines
by Editorial | 18-03-2016
For those who don’t know Verkami, it’s startup based in Catalonia that, while something of European take on Kickstarter in the US, has it’s own angle, specifically in terms of funding wine projects. We’ve pitched... more »
The “San Francisco” cocktail
by Miquel Hudin | 17-03-2016
This article was one I was kicking around for some time as it formed a perfect, San Francisco-Barcelona bridge albeit a cocktail-centric one. I ended up running it at my friend’s cocktail blog in Spanish,... more »
Transparency in wine journalism
by Miquel Hudin | 15-03-2016
Overall, it feels like wine is being made more approachable with countless websites, books, and indeed, people trying to distill down what is ironically a very simple thing to make. Despite this, at the top-end... more »
What is Guildsomm, the “Guild of Sommeliers”?
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2016
This article was written in 2016 and makes mention of Geoff Kruth, the founder of GuildSomm and its president at the time of writing. These are facts and while I’ve left the article as it... more »
Bordeaux takes off the blinders
by Miquel Hudin | 09-02-2016
There has been a bit of a controversy brewing with the forthcoming Bordeaux en primeur tastings in that the Union des Grands Crus or essentially, the powers that be, have banned blind tasting for any... more »
A redesign of Wine on VI
by Editorial | 26-01-2016
We’re happy to launch a new look and feel to this website today. For those who read it via a feed reader, email, or some other form, hop over to wineonsix.com and have a look.... more »
Ronan Sayburn on “natural” wine
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2016
Often people ask, “What’s the difference between a Master Sommelier and a Master of Wine?” Well, one certification is about expert wine service and the other about expert wine studies. They both need to know... more »