Articles

Bulgariana & Rough Day, Bulgaria
by Miquel Hudin | 28-03-2024
A couple of years back I was sent some samples from a project in Bulgaria that’s making wine directly for the US market. I even featured their rosé as it was quite enjoyable and made... more »

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 »

The wines of Croatia 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 20-03-2024
Personally, it’s a point of pride for me to say that my history with Croatian wines goes back some two decades now. There were my first tastes of the Dalmatian red variety, Plavac Mali at... more »

Food Through Wine: Yezi, Zagreb, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 18-03-2024
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. There is that moment when you’re on the wrong side of 40 when you walk into a restaurant and think,... more »

Vinart Grand Tasting, Corpinnat & Châteauneuf-du-Pape
by Miquel Hudin | 13-03-2024
Last week saw me make a return to the Vinart Grand Tasting in Zagreb, Croatia. My absence had been exceedingly long as the last time I went was in 2017 where I led a tasting... more »

A book review of, “Greek Wine Explained”
by Miquel Hudin | 11-03-2024
Various wine personalities will often tell you that one region or another is "underrated" or that they don't understand why people don't like it more? There's a great deal of debate on this front, but... more »

Searching out the Terroir Hunters
by Miquel Hudin | 06-03-2024
As Chilean winemaking is in the new world realm, a winery such as Udurraga is quite old being founded 139 years ago in 1885. Like many who are well established, they’ve become well known for... more »

Bodegas Ausàs – Interpretación 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2024
Reverse psychology can be a bitch when selling a wine. I say this as I have to assume that the following quote from a recent article reviewing wines from Ribera del Duero was attempting such... more »