Articles
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 »
Ribera del Guadiana & Pago Los Balancines – Mata Negra 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 24-03-2016
This bottle was another random find at Lidl which is quickly becoming my go-to shop for playing "Wine Roulette". To be embarrassingly honest, I thought it was a bottle from Ribera del Duero and while... more »
DO Penedès
by Editorial | 23-03-2016
Being one of the closest regions to Catalonia's capital, Barcelona has opened up DO Penedès to no end of enotourism. It is in fact the most visited wine region in all of Spain and it's... more »
RIP Zlatan Plenković
by Miquel Hudin | 19-03-2016 ~ 1 Comment
Last Thursday, March 17th, while many were celebrating St. Patrick's Day, a legend of Croatian wine, Zlatan Plenković died while on a ferry traveling from Split to the island of Hvar. It's a tragic loss... more »
A glàss of clàss? Understanding “Clàssic Penedès”
by Miquel Hudin | 18-03-2016
In recent years, there has been a great deal of push back against the Denomination of Origin bodies in Spain which have been perceived as moving too slowly in terms of modifying outdated restrictions to... more »
Support “Uvas Veloces” and get tasty Grenache wines
by Editorial |
For those who don't know Verkami, it's startup based in Catalonia that, while something of European take on Kickstarter in the US, has it's own angle, specifically in terms of funding wine projects. We've pitched... more »
The “San Francisco” cocktail
by Miquel Hudin | 17-03-2016
This article was one I was kicking around for some time as it formed a perfect, San Francisco-Barcelona bridge albeit a cocktail-centric one. I ended up running it at my friend’s cocktail blog in Spanish,... more »
Transparency in wine journalism
by Miquel Hudin | 15-03-2016
Overall, it feels like wine is being made more approachable with countless websites, books, and indeed, people trying to distill down what is ironically a very simple thing to make. Despite this, at the top-end... more »
DOQ Priorat
by Editorial | 14-03-2016
As one of only two wine regions in Spain to gain the very exclusive “Qualified” adjective in its official name, it's no wonder that their wines are known the world over. Winemaking can be traced... more »
In The Glass: Jané Ventura – Sumoll 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 12-03-2016
Sumoll is a rather old, odd variety. Despite being native to the region of Catalonia, it was disregarded in general and especially so after Spain entered the EU in 1986 and local varieties were seen... more »