Catalan Wines

The wines of DO Terra Alta 2024

by  |  07-10-2024

Given that DO Terra Alta can have a completely different climate in some years than the rest of Catalunya (or even Northern Spain), it was very much time to build upon the previous report and... more »

Corpinnat’s Nit de la Verema 2024

by  |  30-09-2024

This past Thursday, the sparkling wine association, Corpinnat presented their latest harvest data for 2024 as well as the economic statistics of the group hosted in the gardens of member, Sabaté i Coca just outside... more »

A new look at Can Sumoi, Penedès

by  |  25-09-2024

This project of Can Sumoi from Pepe Raventós I’ve mentioned previously here as well as a a tasting earlier this year. But, it’s always worth having another look. It’s an old estate with a known... more »

The 50th anniversary of Scala Dei’s La Cartoixa

by  |  23-09-2024

On a rainy day in September, in the drought-stricken wine region of Priorat, a group of both local and international attendees arrived to the 12th-century monastery of Cartoixa d’Escaladei. They weren’t there to take in... more »
Fire in the village of Porrera

The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2024

by  |  16-09-2024

It’s fitting to be releasing this report on what is the official fifth anniversary of Hudin.com given that it’s these two regions of DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant that formed the foundation upon which to... more »

The Priorat bottle

by  |  12-09-2024

For anyone normal, it probably isn’t readily apparent, but over the last five years, there’s been large-scale change as to how the wines of Priorat are presented in that the Burgundy/Rhône bottle has asserted itself... more »

The Clos Erasmus family grows

by  |  07-08-2024

Priorat is a bit of a strange place as I feel that a lot of the changes which happen do so rather serendipitously and not really through any preconceived intention. A large part of this... more »
Photo by Venus la Universal

Wildfire burns vines in la Figuera, Priorat

by  |  01-08-2024

On Sunday, the 28th of July, a fire broke out on the eastern side of the village of la Figuera in Priorat, Catalunya. Fire crews responded and via the efforts of 42 ground crew firefighters,... more »

Vall Llach’s “Nit del Poble 2024”

by  |  29-07-2024

If there’s one thing a small, intimate wine region such as Priorat needs, it’s small, intimate events, which are a great excuse to visit the region, and ideally have a great deal of fun at.... more »

Food Through Wine: Mas d’en Bruno, Priorat, Catalunya

by  |  15-07-2024

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. Sitting between the villages of Torroja and Escaladei, the masia of Mas d’en Bruno sat abandoned and in a sad... more »