Catalan Wines
Six Priorat wines to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 25-03-2024
We find ourselves in that fine moment where it’s neither terribly cold, nor terribly hot. Traditionally known as either “spring” or “fall”, it does seem to be a shorter and shorter moment each year as... more »
Checking in with Can Sumoi
by Miquel Hudin | 19-02-2024
I don’t like making assumptions, so I’ll just say that I ‘think’ I was one of the first people to review the Can Sumoi wines back in early 2019. A lot of water had passed... more »
Alicia i Josep Viticultors, Priorat, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 26-01-2024
These are two new wines from Alicia i Josep Viticultors, a couple who started producing wines from a plot they purchased in the village of Porrera in Priorat and have expanded since then. While their... more »
Cavas, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 19-01-2024
Here we have a series of DO Cava wines that didn’t make it into the main sparkling wine report at the end of 2023 as they arrived after that lengthy report (which included all the... more »
The Catalan Vi Novell wines of 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 15-01-2024
The best part about vi novell in Catalunya is the fact that it’s a wine which is ready to drink, right now. I know this because the group who work together as the Vi Novell... more »
Clos Erasmus: First taste of 2021, retasting 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2024
For the 2022 Priorat report, I tasted the Clos Erasmus 2020 which had just been bottled about three weeks previous. This usually isn’t too much of an issue as good wines are pretty much showing... more »
La cuesta de enero 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 08-01-2024
Or mortal coils shed off yet another year and with it, la cuesta de enero descends upon us. While literally meaning, "the slope of January" it's more aptly translated as "an uphill January" because in... more »
Mastinell, Penedès, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 19-12-2023
When requesting wines for the large sparkling wine report, the winery, Mastinell sent in bottles for the Cava portion but also some still wine samples classified under DO Penedès. People who have been to the... more »
Largest expansion of Catalan ‘Vi de Finca’ wines to date
by Miquel Hudin | 13-12-2023
At the stately Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona, INCAVI, the Catalan Wine Agency, presented the latest wines approved for the Vi de Finca classification. With a total of five new wines entering the list, it’s... more »
Hudin Top 100 Wines 2023
by Editorial | 11-12-2023
The Hudin Top 100 - 2023 is out now! Yes, today marks the arrival of our annual collection of the best wines in Spain. If curious what's been selected in the past, do have a... more »