Articles
Celler de les Aus & U Més U, Catalan sparklings
by Miquel Hudin | 14-07-2023
In all fairness, these two sets of wines are quite different from one another, but are both from Catalunya and feature sparkling wines. The firsts are those from the Celler de les Aus project that’s... more »
A book review of, “From Bordeaux to the Stars”
by Miquel Hudin | 12-07-2023
Given the recent passing of Jean-Michel Cazes at the end of June, it seemed a more than appropriate time to review his narrative memoir, “From Bordeaux to the Stars: The Reawakening of a Wine Legend”... more »
Graševina & the wines of Slavonija, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 10-07-2023
Being formed of several old realms, the modern state of Croatia is a bit of a curious shape. It’s impossible to look at a map and not think otherwise as there are these two large... more »
Viña Vilano, Ribera del Duero, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 07-07-2023
Here we have a look at a selection of current wines from Viña Vilano in DO Ribera del Duero. For those who regard Ribera del Duero as having “always” existed, the DO was only established... more »
Jerez, the #1 enotourism destination in Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 05-07-2023
The city of Jerez, where the wines of Sherry are produced, has officially been announced as the #1 enotourism destination in all of Spain for 2022. This comes on the heels of growth overall in... more »
Pepe Raventós – Mas del Serral 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2023
Viewing it as just another year in the grand litany of years we’ve accumulated as a species, I’ve nothing against 2012. In fact, I look back on it rather fondly as I’d just moved to... more »
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 »