Articles
Cara Nord – Rosat 2017 & Spain’s new rosy face
by Miquel Hudin | 06-04-2018
For anyone who reads the news you’ll have noticed we have some political “issues” in Spain/Catalunya to put it lightly. Despite their not being featured in the news as much like last October, they haven’t... more »
Tasting the latest of Vins de Pedra
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2017
It was back in 2012 that I witnessed the first breaths of Vins de Pedra. During a spring visit to La Vinyeta and chatting with owner, Josep Serra, it was impossible to miss a new... more »
Cara Nord – Trepat 2016 & Negre 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 30-10-2017
I’ve enjoyed seeing the continued evolution of the Cara Nord project which is led by two heads of Catalan cellars, Tomàs Cuisiné and Xavi Cepero and then American importer, Eric Solomon. While they make one... more »
Molí dels Capellans – Atrepat 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 24-03-2017
Last June I wrote about the Festa del Trepat that happens yearly in DO Conca de Barberà as a way to celebrate the leaps that have been made in giving the Trepat grape more protagonism... more »
The best of Catalan white wines
by Miquel Hudin | 07-02-2017
Last fall, I received a commission from Decanter to do a report on the white wines of Catalonia for the March issue of a publication in the UK. You of course may be asking yourself,... more »
Trepat, Catalonia’s “Pinot Noir”?
by Miquel Hudin | 28-06-2016
It’s always a minefield to compare one wine grape to another, especially when styles around the world vary so much but in terms of Catalonia’s Trepat grape and Pinot Noir, there are more aspects than... more »
Tasting the tops of Torres
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2016
For the August issue of Decanter (which will be out at the beginning of July) I wrote up a profile about Miguel Torres Jr. who, since 2012 has been the General Director of the Torres... more »
DO Conca de Barberà is not the grape, Barbera
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2016
With today’s regional focus being on the Catalan wine region, DO Conca de Barberà, it’s probably a good moment to chat about something that’s very easy to confuse in that this wine region has absolutely... more »
DO Conca de Barberà
by Editorial |
The appellation of DO Conca de Barberà is another one of the Catalan regions that doesn’t often see a lot of attention. Being in the interior, about an hour and a half due west of... more »
Talking about the Vinari Awards 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 12-10-2015
For those outside of Catalonia, the Vinari Awards may not be that well-known but here in the region, they’ve become the top yearly awards in the wines and, as people are often wont to exaggerate... more »