Articles
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 »
Vi Novell 2020 for a fresh summer treat
by Miquel Hudin | 07-06-2021
There is ironically nothing new about vi novell here on this site as I’ve happily written about this style of wine previously due to the push for the quality to be ever better each year.... more »
2017 vs 2018 in Priorat via Mas Doix’s Salanques
by Miquel Hudin | 23-11-2020
A typical question people often ask me is, was so-and-so a good year for wine? It makes sense as while you can make wine literally anywhere in the world, actually growing grapes is a touch... more »
In The Glass: Crivellé i Valls – Llàgrimes del Priorat 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 06-11-2020
Whenever anyone asks me what judging wine is like, I tell them that it’s very hard, tiring work and they invariably laugh at me. I realize it’s impossible to imagine that swishing and smelling wine... more »
“Over the Rainbow”, a very choice Covid-19 charity pack from DO Cariñena
by Miquel Hudin | 25-05-2020
The town of Cariñena is quite literally at a crossroads. About a half hour southwest of Zaragoza in the Spanish region of Aragón, it sits on a rather vast, flat plateau around 500m in altitude.... more »
A new Carignan at a new project in the Montsant: Bell Cros – El Tracte 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 23-03-2020
DOQ Priorat has the lead over DO Montsant in terms of overall cellars (nearly double at 110 vs 60 respectively) but it’s important to keep in mind that DO Montsant is less than 1/3 as... more »
DO Penedès & ‘native’ reds
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2020
In simpler times, if one were drinking a white wine from Spain, it would most likely have been a white from Penedès. This shouldn’t come as much of a shock given that 80% of the... more »
Wines for la Cuesta de Enero/Uphill January
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2020
To all who have survived family and the holidays, well done. Now we arrive to the cold, murky days of January, probably broke, or at at least a bit broken. You probably don’t even want... more »
Schiste vs. Calcaire, Carignan Edition
by Miquel Hudin | 24-12-2019
Mas de Saporta is a curious place. On the outskirts of Montpellier, France and technically in the town of Lattes, it’s an old farmstead that, as modernity grew up around it, was swallowed whole as... more »
25 years of Torre Muga
by Miquel Hudin | 14-10-2019
Mid-October in Barcelona is still Mediterranean in terms of weather as summer clings to the days but is yet graced by a glint of cool air coming in at the fringes of the season. This... more »