Articles
A deeper look at Bodegas Montecillo
by Miquel Hudin | 14-12-2022
In what now seems like a century ago, I made a lengthy research visit to Rioja in November of last year. My goals were various, but the main one was to taste Garnacha wines in... more »
Best Catalan wines of 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2022
Here we find ourselves bumbling into the end of the year and, as I’ve done in past years, it’s time to take a look at the best wines in Catalunya that I’ve tasted in 2022.... more »
Expanding beyond wine’s harvest horizons
by Miquel Hudin | 09-12-2022 ~ 2 Comments
Despite the claim that people want "unique experiences" these days, when visiting wine regions, they tend to do it in more or less the same time frame. For the Northern Hemisphere that means, May with... more »
The Catalan Vi Novell class of 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 07-12-2022
It’s time yet again to take a look at the vi novell from Catalunya, the very first wines from the latest 2022 harvest. You’re undoubtedly thinking, “Hold on a baguette-jabbin’ minute. The French cornered that... more »
Ukraine sees its first “Grad Cru” wine
by Miquel Hudin | 05-12-2022
The world was still reeling from the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine when the morning of 5th of March arrived in the second week of their invasion. Mykhailo and Georgiy Molchanov, the father and son... more »
Cul de Cuvée 03-12-2022
by Editorial | 03-12-2022
A bluntly-curated selection of absolutely random recent bits from around the wine and drink world served up “mostly fresh” for your enjoyment. Please do keep this in mind that apparently, drinking wine and tea can... more »
The wines of Hvar, Croatia 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 01-12-2022
Please see the accompanying Tasting Report for these wines of Hvar that’s been released together with this region report. The Croatian island of Hvar was more or less how I remembered it. This despite the... more »
In The Glass: Angelo d’Uva Lagena 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 28-11-2022
Repeat after me, “Variety synonyms, yay!” Indeed, not terribly catchy and also one of those things that makes people scream indiscriminately at either their screen or wine list, depending on if wine studier or drinker.... more »
The tale of two Reservas: Rioja vs. Ribera del Duero
by Miquel Hudin | 23-11-2022
Such an article could have easily been titled, “I drank these two supermarket Tempranillos so you didn’t have to” but in all fairness maybe one or the other of these two wines is actually very... more »
Wine & the War-Life balance in Ukraine
by Jenia Nikolaichuk | 21-11-2022
Much like all other aspects of the country, Ukrainian winemaking is going through extreme times. The 2022 vintage has been one of the best of the previous decade–according to those who were able to harvest... more »