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The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2024

by  |  16-09-2024

It’s fitting to be releasing this report on what is the official fifth anniversary of Hudin.com given that it’s these two regions of DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant that formed the foundation upon which to... more »

The Priorat bottle

by  |  12-09-2024

For anyone normal, it probably isn’t readily apparent, but over the last five years, there’s been large-scale change as to how the wines of Priorat are presented in that the Burgundy/Rhône bottle has asserted itself... more »

The Clos Erasmus family grows

by  |  07-08-2024

Priorat is a bit of a strange place as I feel that a lot of the changes which happen do so rather serendipitously and not really through any preconceived intention. A large part of this... more »

Vall Llach’s “Nit del Poble 2024”

by  |  29-07-2024

If there’s one thing a small, intimate wine region such as Priorat needs, it’s small, intimate events, which are a great excuse to visit the region, and ideally have a great deal of fun at.... more »

Terroir al Límit – Pedra de Guix 2022

by  |  01-07-2024

It’s as much a daunting challenge as it is a pure joy when I begin to taste the wines for the annual DOQ Priorat report. It isn’t the volume that seems a bit overwhelming as... more »

Nit de les Carinyenes, Porrera, Priorat 2024

by  |  13-05-2024

With the Fira de Vi in Priorat, we came to see yet another edition of “Nit de les Carinyenes” from the Cellers de Porrera association. It is as the name would imply in that it’s... more »

Six Priorat wines to know right now

by  |  25-03-2024

We find ourselves in that fine moment where it’s neither terribly cold, nor terribly hot. Traditionally known as either “spring” or “fall”, it does seem to be a shorter and shorter moment each year as... more »
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Alicia i Josep Viticultors, Priorat, Catalunya

by  |  26-01-2024

These are two new wines from Alicia i Josep Viticultors, a couple who started producing wines from a plot they purchased in the village of Porrera in Priorat and have expanded since then. While their... more »

Clos Erasmus: First taste of 2021, retasting 2020

by  |  10-01-2024

For the 2022 Priorat report, I tasted the Clos Erasmus 2020 which had just been bottled about three weeks previous. This usually isn’t too much of an issue as good wines are pretty much showing... more »

Priorat in six vintages of Clos Abella

by  |  01-11-2023

A few weeks back, the DOQ Priorat winery, Marco Abella invited a few wine people to their premises just north of Porrera to celebrate a very high score received in an award competition for their... more »