Catalan Wines
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 »
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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 »

Terroir al Límit – Pedra de Guix 2022

by  |  01-07-2024

It’s as much a daunting challenge as it is a pure joy when I begin to taste the wines for the annual DOQ Priorat report. It isn’t the volume that seems a bit overwhelming as... more »
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Celler Credo, Penedès, Catalunya

by  |  13-06-2024

There was something missing from the recent Penedès report and it was celler Credo. For those unfamiliar with it, these are the still white wines produced by famed sparkling producer, Recaredo and they showing gleamingly... more »
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Familia Torres, Northwest Catalunya

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These are wines from the inland and northern projects of the Torres Family. From DO Conca de Barberà we see the Milmanda as well as the Grans Muralles. To some degree these were mentioned previously,... more »

Gil Family Estates 2024

by  |  12-06-2024

A name in Spanish wine that a great many people have encountered is that of Juan Gil, part of the Gil Family Estates. With their first wines bottled in 1916, they’ve long-been an established name... more »