Articles

Tikveš, North Macedonia
by Miquel Hudin | 30-06-2023
For anyone who grew up in the former Yugoslavia, the name Tikveš will evoke fond memories. Perhaps there are some that might not remember the winery, but nearly anyone I’ve met in the modern countries... more »

The changes at Celler de Capçanes
by Miquel Hudin | 28-06-2023
In the big scheme of things, a decade really isn’t much of anything, but for Anna Rovira, the head enologist at Celler de Capçanes in DO Montsant, Catalunya, the span of 10 years has pretty... more »

Six wines to know from Terrasses du Larzac
by Miquel Hudin | 26-06-2023
As I’d said in the report earlier this year, I’d been wanting to do a large tasting of the wines from the Terrasses du Larzac AOC in Languedoc, France for some time. Next year will... more »

A look at Torres’ Clos Ancestral wines
by Miquel Hudin | 21-06-2023
Piece by piece, a decades-long project is coming to fruition for the Torres winery. These two wines reviewed below are comprised of grape varieties that were part of a long, long initiative to bring back... more »

The wines of DO Montsant 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 19-06-2023
We arrive to this year’s report on DO Montsant and its accompanying Tasting Report of 100 wines which span the great wealth of quality wines on offer from the region. I say it with every... more »

Tast del Decenni 2023: The DOQ Priorat 2013 vintage
by Miquel Hudin | 14-06-2023
So after this forced stretch of time out in the weeds, we’ve now returned to holding the annual Tast del Decenni events for DOQ Priorat. What these are is very simple in concept in that... more »

A full review of “Drops of God”
by Miquel Hudin | 12-06-2023
It’s rare that the wine crowd gets a fancy film or TV series made for them. Normally, we’re stuck with documentaries or something related to the vainglorious world of “Planet Somm“. When a fiction offer... more »

Checking in with Mas Alta, Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 07-06-2023
It’s been nearly a quarter century since Mas Alta was founded in 1999 in the small village of la Vilella Alta of DOQ Priorat, but it’s covered a lot of ground during all those years.... more »

The wines of Albania
by Miquel Hudin | 05-06-2023
This is a comprehensive report on the wines, varieties, and overall scene in terms of Albanian wine. Please read the accompanying Native Variety Report and also view the Tasting Report. When looking for “offbeat” enotourism... more »

The grapes of Albania
by Miquel Hudin |
This is a comprehensive report on the wines, varieties, and overall scene in terms of Albanian wine. Please read the accompanying Feature Report as well as the Tasting Report. As is the case most anywhere... more »