Articles
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 »
Cava, for that bubbly time of year
by Miquel Hudin | 08-12-2015
For those who love sparkling wines, this is a great time of year. However, the festive season can be a minefield of lesser bubblies just waiting to hurt your body, soul, and potentially, friendships. In... more »
For a blind 100 points
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2015
For those who may not be up-to-date on such things in the wine world, last week, the most recent batches of scores for The Wine Advocate came out for Spain. While many people refer to... more »
In The Glass: Berdié Fetish NV
by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2015
During the presentation of Jovani & Vins the siblings Jovani were pouring their range of Berdié Cavas which I hadn’t tasted before but found out that I enjoy plenty. We had their rosé Cava called... more »
The first Xarel·lo Summit
by Miquel Hudin | 28-06-2015
While Xarel·lo is a white grape widely planted in Catalonia, it is often easily dismissed as merely one part of the principal three grapes in the typical Cava blend. There are many in the region–especially... more »
Torelló’s Cava & the Cabernet Sauvignon problem
by Miquel Hudin | 22-03-2015
The Girona chapter of the Catalan Sommelier Association was gracious enough to invite me to attend one of their vertical tastings of a Cava and a red from the cellar Torelló in DO Penedès last... more »
Cava, the good and the ugly
by Editorial | 05-01-2015
Cava, the (generally) Catalan sparkling wine is a tricky beast and two little news items came about recently to illustrate this point incredibly well. First, the ugly one which is that in this post-New Year’s,... more »
Alta Alella Privat – Laietà 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 30-12-2014
Awhile back I had written an article about DO Alella needing a “killer wine” and by that I didn’t mean that they needed to have a mind blowing wine produced from the region but more... 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 »
On Catalan Independence and wine
by Miquel Hudin | 29-09-2014
With Catalan president, Artur Mas signing the authorization for the non-binding Catalan Independence Referendum on Saturday, it’s opened up a cyclone of questions, mainly due to the fact that Spain, unlike the more enlightened United... more »