Catalan Wines

The wines of Corpinnat 2025

by  |  18-03-2025

At the end of tasting nearly 50 wines for this, the latest Corpinnat report. Ramon Jané of Mas Candí asked, “So tell me, what’s the opinion of Corpinnat out there in the wine world?” Having... more »

A look at the wines of Serbia

by  |  25-02-2025

I had the pleasure of judging and attending the third edition of the Open Balkan Wine Vision event last fall. If you’re unfamiliar with “Open Balkan“, you’re probably not alone as it’s quite new, only... more »

The wines of Napa Valley 2025

by  |  06-02-2025

To taste the wines of Napa Valley is for me, a taste of fond melancholy. This is perhaps a strange comment for most people to hear, but it’s because I have a personal relationship to... more »

A gastronomic look at calçots & wine

by  |  30-01-2025

When seeing a field of calçots for the first time, I think most people who know something about vegetables will have their first reaction be, “Oh, onions.” The lackluster response wouldn’t be wrong on the... more »

Goodbye Twitter & Facebook. Hello upstarts.

by  |  20-01-2025 ~ 1 Comment

With the publication of this article, the Twitter and Facebook accounts/pages for Hudin.com and myself, are completely deleted. I realize it might be hard for those in the wine world to give up these platforms.... more »

The wines of Crémant de Bourgogne 2024

by  |  03-12-2024

Over six years ago, it came to the attention of most everyone I knew in Spain that there was a Crémant de Bourgogne wine from Lidl at what seemed to be a very smart price... more »

The wines of DO Tarragona 2024

by  |  21-10-2024

Given the fine passage of time since the last report of DO Tarragona, it was time to do an update. A tasting earlier in October offered just the opportunity which you can see in the... more »

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 »

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 »