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Young Priorat winemaker heads to Morocco
by Miquel Hudin | 02-09-2015
“Farid, what’s this stick across my seat for?” “Oh that… it’s for the snakes. Unfortunately here in Morocco, they’re all poisonous but since we’re already at 42C this morning, I don’t think there’ll be any... more »
The new take on Castell of Cooperativa Falset Marçà
by Miquel Hudin | 26-08-2015
Sometime back I received this set of samples from the Cooperative of Falset Marçà in Priorat who fall under the auspices of DO Montsant. For those unfamiliar with the cooperatives of the county of Priorat,... more »
In The Glass: Aixalà Alcait – Coster de l’Alzina 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 11-08-2015
There seems to be a codified response to winemakers choosing a name for their wine. They go simple and call it "negre" "rouge" or "red". They go brash and name it "cardinal zin" or "bitch".... more »
For a blind 100 points
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2015
For those who may not be up-to-date on such things in the wine world, last week, the most recent batches of scores for The Wine Advocate came out for Spain. While many people refer to... more »
Tast del Decenni of 2005 in 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 05-07-2015
As was the case last year, I was invited to the "Tast del Decenni" of the DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant in Falset. While from time to time gracious winemaking friends in the region will... more »
Wines for those Barbecue Times
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2015
For most any American, the month of July immediately bring to mind "barbecue". Celebrating independence from Britain (sorry about that whole tea thing) on the 4th means cooking up meat on an open flame for... more »
Wildfire threat to Mas Martinet’s Els Escurçons vineyard
by Editorial | 11-06-2015
A wildfire broke out in Gratallops, Priorat on June 9th on the mountains around Mas Martinet and quickly moved towards the vineyard of Els Escurçons. Planted in 2000 by Sara Peréz when she took over... more »
Mas Doix reaching new heights
by Editorial | 09-05-2015
We received and email today from the always gregarious Valentí Llagostera of Mas Doix that at Decanter magazine, Mark O'Halleron named their Mas Doix 2010 as one of the 10 top Grandes Pagos de Espana... more »
A meeting of Grenaches, Les Printemps de Châteauneuf 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 20-04-2015
This past 11-13th of April was the sixth edition of Les Printemps de Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Organized by the association of young winegrowers, this year it showcased 86 of the local domaines. The atmosphere is overall quite... more »
Mas Doix – 1902
by Miquel Hudin | 08-04-2015
For anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of visiting Mas Doix (pronounced doash) up in Poboleda, it's a worthwhile trip. You'll get someone in the family who will show you around and odds are that... more »