Articles
Searching out the Terroir Hunters
by Miquel Hudin | 06-03-2024
As Chilean winemaking is in the new world realm, a winery such as Udurraga is quite old being founded 139 years ago in 1885. Like many who are well established, they’ve become well known for... more »
Château Musar – Rouge 2002
by Miquel Hudin | 10-02-2023
It is a strange fact of life that there always seems to be a bottle of Château Musar in the cellar. I’m never fully sure from whence they come, but I know that it’s not... more »
A surprise batch of Catalan Vins de Finca
by Miquel Hudin | 22-12-2022
Charting the path of Vi de Finca wines in Catalunya or those of Vino de Pago in greater Spain, is a mighty tricky affair. While these are both single vineyard certifications akin to something of... more »
A Mediterranean exchange, Priorat on Hvar
by Miquel Hudin | 04-11-2022
“Well, we like our wines strong here.” It was a statement that I was to hear in various forms during a recent trip to the island of Hvar on the coast of Croatia. In this... more »
In The Glass: Domaine de Bila-Haut – L’Esquerda 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 22-07-2022
My fascination with Roussillon, France isn’t just because it’s the land that was historically Catalunya Nord (Northern Catalunya), but more that it’s neither here nor there. It’s most definitely not Languedoc (to which it is... more »
Another piece of Priorat history: Fra Fulcó 2001
by Miquel Hudin | 30-03-2022
We continue to take a look at special wines available in the Ukraine Charity Wine Auction. Such as this very rare, 21 year-old Priorat wine that is indeed available to bid on only until this... more »
Scala Dei and la Cartoixa 1974
by Miquel Hudin | 25-03-2022
Much praise is rightly given to the group of people who came to Priorat, Catalunya in the 1980s and saw not a remote wine region in serious decline, but a wondrous terroir with great possibility.... more »
A deeper look at DOQ Priorat 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 17-03-2022
Whenever I can, I put together special tastings upon request in Priorat. They’re often for those visiting who want to sate a general wine curiosity or for dig deeper into a specific theme. In the... more »
In The Glass: Gritelles – Manou 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2022
“Reduction”, as defined by the Oxford Companion to Wine, is a: “chemical reaction that is in effect the complement of oxidation and one in which an element or compound gains electrons.” That’s obviously quite scientific... more »
Tomas Cusiné goes small
by Miquel Hudin | 09-06-2021
While Costers del Segre may be one of Catalunya’s most unknown Denominations of Origin (DOs), one of the most active and driven producers within it is, Tomàs Cusiné located in the village of Vilosell, in... more »