Articles
Old co-op, new tricks. La Vinícola Priorat’s Vi de Vila.
by Miquel Hudin | 19-06-2018
On June 9th, La Vinícola del Priorat launched a new series of wines that are all certified under Priorat’s “Vi de Vila”. This certification establishes that 100% of the grapes from the wine came from... more »
Discovering “Garnatxa del Po”
by Miquel Hudin | 27-04-2016
Clos 93 is one of those cellars in DOQ Priorat that exemplifies how the winemakers in this appellation are more closely resembling those in Burgundy than anywhere else in Spain. With just 12,000 bottles a... more »
D. Russell Smith, a Texan in the vineyards of Montsant
by Miquel Hudin | 29-03-2016
When researching the book for DO Montsant, I did everything I could to uncover every wine that was being made with any degree of seriousness within the appellation. This took me to all the far-flung... more »
A creative tasting at Clos 93
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2012
When you have less to work with, you make what you have count. This is often the case when we encounter small cellars that are just getting started out and they want to let people... more »
The endless oak
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2012
We came across the sea of oak barrels at Torres Priorat the other day while researching our Priorat guide. Amazingly, while the cellar is full of oak, the wines aren't completely blanketed with it--a large... more »