
Talking about Spain around the internets
by Miquel Hudin | 28-08-2020


DO Cava drops harvest maximums by 17% for 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2020

Judging the “Best Cava Sommelier” of 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2019

A strike at the heart of DO Cava
by Miquel Hudin | 06-09-2019
Yesterday, September 5th, three groups of viticulturists in the Penedès region (Unió de Pagesos, JARC, and Viticultors del Penedès), held a planned harvest strike against the ongoing grape pricing scandal in DO Cava. More than... more »
Yesterday, September 5th, three groups of viticulturists in the Penedès region (Unió... more »

Big Cava flexes its muscles, to pay 30% less for grapes
by Miquel Hudin | 19-08-2019

Corpinnat and the death of fine Cava?
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2019
At the end of January, the lucky wineries in Penedès, Catalunya were those out pruning their vines. Then there were others, dealing with heavy affairs that don’t happen every year, but perhaps once a generation.... more »
At the end of January, the lucky wineries in Penedès, Catalunya were... more »

Wonderful Gran Reserva Cavas for unreasonable times
by Miquel Hudin | 15-12-2018
It’s roundabout mid-December when the bubbly articles inevitably percolate throughout all manners of media. The codified thinking is that for these festive times, you’ll want what has been deemed the most celebratory of drinks: sparkling... more »
It’s roundabout mid-December when the bubbly articles inevitably percolate throughout all manners... more »


The Cava cometh: Vilarnau Gran Reserva 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 03-10-2018
The drift from summer into the cooler, breathier vectors comprising fall is made ever so obvious by the sudden rise of sparkling wine promotion. Gearing people up for the winter holidays means getting the word... more »
The drift from summer into the cooler, breathier vectors comprising fall is... more »