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Having written about the wines of Priorat for nearly a decade, some readers might wonder if I’m perhaps a touch bored of, you know, year in, year out tasting Grenache and Carignan wines from these... more »
Having written about the wines of Priorat for nearly a decade, some... more »
Someone possessing a mild gift of foresight would have bought stock in the company, Zoom at the beginning of last December. Someone of even greater foresight would have bought vineyards in what became the DO... more »
Someone possessing a mild gift of foresight would have bought stock in... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2020 ~ 4 Comments
The online offers of wine "lockdown packs" ("vins de confinament" here in Catalunya) have been circulating quite heavily these past weeks. When you calculate the prices per bottle, some of them are a quite a... more »
The online offers of wine "lockdown packs" ("vins de confinament" here in... more »
Today would have marked the opening of the Fira del Vi, our annual wine fair here in Priorat. But, like all public events this spring, it was canceled long ago and they've scheduled a series... more »
Today would have marked the opening of the Fira del Vi, our... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 29-04-2020 ~ 2 Comments
Chat happened. Great success. View it here. Subscribe to the channel as there's more to come! Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm not terribly keen on doing videostreams but well, here we are in... more »
Chat happened. Great success. View it here. Subscribe to the channel as... more »
I’ve been tasting the wines of DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant for nearly a decade now and am quite happy to present tasting reports of each region’s current releases for 2019. Having written individual books... more »
I’ve been tasting the wines of DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant for... more »
On July 25th the village of Gratallops ran out of water. A village of 226 people, 23 wineries, three hotels, multiple holiday rentals, and seven restaurants/cafés had neither water to drink, nor to shower with,... more »
On July 25th the village of Gratallops ran out of water. A... more »
In 2009, the heaviest shoe of the Global Financial Crisis had finally fallen. All the maneuvering, consolidating, and bailing of companies and governments truly came to a head for and was deeply affecting European countries,... more »
In 2009, the heaviest shoe of the Global Financial Crisis had finally... more »
When I first started getting into wine, if it said “Old Vines” on the label I would usually buy it. Being Californian, Zinfandel had a regular spot in my shopping cart but this grew to... more »
When I first started getting into wine, if it said “Old Vines”... more »
Go and stand outside for a second. All that scenery you can see in front of you with your naked eye would be what is called in Catalan a, paratge and this week, the DOQ... more »
Go and stand outside for a second. All that scenery you can... more »
