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Top Shelf: DO Montsant
by Miquel Hudin | 17-11-2022
A series simply looking at the best of the best in wine. I walk through the vineyards of DO Montsant every day and surely somewhere, someone opens a bottle of the wine from this region... more »

A new look at Garnatxa Peluda… in Alella
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2022
Whatever you do, don’t call it, “downy” Grenache. Much like how the peppers from Cuba are often misspelled as “habañeros” in the US or the Georgian aging vessel for wines is incorrectly transcribed as, “qveri”... more »

Eight wines from Montsant to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 12-08-2022
I’ve been working on the review for the latest edition of a well-known, 700-page wine reference. About midway through, I had to pause for a bit when I came across this mention of DO Montsant,... more »

The wines of DO Montsant 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 20-06-2022
I’m very happy to be releasing the latest tasting report for DO Montsant today. Over half of the nearly 90 wines tasted resided within the vintage boundaries of 2018, 2019, and 2020. But, with 1/4... more »

Priorat’s Fira del Vi exceeds all expectations
by Miquel Hudin | 04-05-2022
What is perhaps one of the biggest wine events in all of Catalunya or least the biggest for the Priorat region is the annual Fira de Vi that takes place on the first weekend of... more »

In The Glass: Gritelles – Manou 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2022
“Reduction”, as defined by the Oxford Companion to Wine, is a: “chemical reaction that is in effect the complement of oxidation and one in which an element or compound gains electrons.” That’s obviously quite scientific... more »

The growing fraud case of Reserva de la Tierra
by Miquel Hudin | 25-10-2021
As I reported in my article for Decanter last week, there’s currently a breaking story of massive wine fraud unfolding in Southern Catalunya. The perpetrator is alleged to be the company, “Reserva de la Tierra”... more »

That new cellar sound: A tour of Acústic’s new home
by Miquel Hudin | 20-09-2021
Albert Jané founded Acústic Celler in DO Montsant back in 2004 and since then has seen his wines recognized throughout the wine world. This success in turn allowed him to start up Ritme Celler in... more »

Under a summer sky with Vinyes Domènech
by Miquel Hudin | 12-08-2021
Like most everything during the pandemic of the last year and a half, enotourism has had to pivot and change from what had become standard issue. Showing up to a winery and tasting a couple... more »

Priorat’s Fira del Vi 2021, changing for the times
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2021
The Fira del Vi is the Priorat county’s annual wine fair for both appellations contained in it, DOQ Priorat as well as DO Montsant. Unfortunately, like all wine events in the spring of 2020, it... more »