Four years ago this month, I was working on an article about the recently-announced changes for DO Penedès and I had to call their offices to ask for some clarification. Instead of putting me on hold to set up a time for a meeting via the phone, the DO president, Joan Huguet hopped in his car and came down to have lunch with me that same day. While he was still relatively new to the position, having taken it up in mid-2019, it was clear that his energy over the […]

