Articles
Peralada and its century of wine
by Miquel Hudin | 25-10-2023
While an exceedingly-historic winegrowing region with some 2,600 years of history, the modern DO Empordà came into existence in 1975 when beach tourism was reaching massive heights in the area from its beginnings back in... more »
Wine pairings for recycling days
by Miquel Hudin | 05-02-2016
It’s often the case in Catalan or Spanish that when talking about wine pairings, they translate this to ‘marriages’ in English. Thus, ‘this wine marries well with lamb’ makes it sound like a wine prone... more »
Cava versus Champagne
by Miquel Hudin | 30-12-2015
With New Year’s Eve just around the corner and having slogged through multiple bottles of sparkling wine during the Christmas meals, I felt it a good time to talk about Champagne and Cava. One should... more »
And of rosé…
by Miquel Hudin | 02-06-2015
Normally I wait until August to take on the topic of rosé as it seems to be the case that people only want to drink this lighter version of red wine when the heat arrives.... more »
La cuesta de enero
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2015
Broken, battered, spent–and that’s before we get in to the state of our wallets after the holidays. In January, we always find ourselves at the point wherein we have to dig ourselves out of what... more »
Cava to all and to all a good night
by Miquel Hudin | 03-12-2014
The bubbly is upon us!!! For those who love sparkling wines, this is a great time of year. For those who don’t or are just generally meh, the holidays ahead will prove to be a... more »
The Fòrum Gastronòmic Girona
by Editorial | 06-03-2013
In the land of awesome, all-encompassing events in Spain, the Fòrum Gastronòmic (or Fórum Gastronómico if you’re in to that whole Castilian thing) ranks up towards the top. There are tons of smaller, local events... more »