Articles
Checking in with Can Sumoi
by Miquel Hudin | 19-02-2024
I don’t like making assumptions, so I’ll just say that I ‘think’ I was one of the first people to review the Can Sumoi wines back in early 2019. A lot of water had passed... more »
Heretat Laverna, Penedès, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 08-02-2023
Heretat Laverna is working in the Penedès region and producing all their wines organically as is inline with the region as a whole. These wines are from local/traditional varieties with the exception of the Merlot... more »
A new take on Parellada: Celler Credo – Volaina 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 20-06-2019
For anyone learning the finer details of wine, you typically memorize that there are three core grapes to Cava: Xarel·lo, Macabeu, and Parellada. The first two abound in individual merits, especially my Carignan-cheat-grape, Xarel·lo. But... more »
Wonderful Gran Reserva Cavas for unreasonable times
by Miquel Hudin | 15-12-2018
It’s roundabout mid-December when the bubbly articles inevitably percolate throughout all manners of media. The codified thinking is that for these festive times, you’ll want what has been deemed the most celebratory of drinks: sparkling... more »
The Cava cometh: Vilarnau Gran Reserva 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 03-10-2018
The drift from summer into the cooler, breathier vectors comprising fall is made ever so obvious by the sudden rise of sparkling wine promotion. Gearing people up for the winter holidays means getting the word... 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 »
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 »
Penedès, so fresh and so cold
by Miquel Hudin | 04-08-2015
I’m not going out on a limb to say that we’ve had more than our share of hot weather this summer. I suppose it’s making up for the relatively mild summer last year. Given this,... 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 »