Articles

Familia Torres – Grans Muralles 2019

by  |  10-06-2024

There’s strength in diversity and don’t let some wayward soul tell you otherwise. The Torres family knows this better than anyone as for something like three decades now, they’ve been working to recuperate lost varieties... more »

The wines of Burgundy 2024

by  |  07-06-2024

“Well I guess you don’t hang out with a lot of billionaires.” During the week and a half I spend in Burgundy this past March there were of course many choice items I heard, but... more »

Hail destroys up to 1,500ha of vineyards in Penedès

by  |  05-06-2024

On Saturday, June 1st, in the Penedès region of Catalunya there was a hailstorm that lasted just 30 minutes. But what it lacked for in terms of length, it made up for in terms of... more »

Food Through Wine: La Cooperativa, Porrera, Catalunya

by  |  04-06-2024

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. It was in preparing to write this article that I realized I’ve been to la Cooperativa in Porrera, Priorat so... more »

The wines of Alicante 2024

by  |  29-05-2024

Alicante came to be as a DO in the 1930s, but it wasn’t given a full regulatory council until 1957 as was the case for all the DOs in Valencia for some reason. But, much... more »

Estévez – Versos de Valtuille – La Vitoriana 2021

by  |  27-05-2024

It’s amazing how what we perceive as fixed, is never actually set in stone. You change even one piece of a greater entity and it’s just “different” even if it’s still “good”. Case in point,... more »

A word on scoring at Hudin.com

by  |  23-05-2024

For those who haven't seen it, please have a look at how we score wines on Hudin.com and also how the three-star scores that accompany the numerical ones are intended to function. We bring attention... more »

Wine Plus+

by  |  22-05-2024

I'm of many minds as to why the closure of Wine & Spirits print magazine didn't get more attention than it did. I feel like people didn't read past the headlines and assumed that they're... more »

Top Shelf: Montecillo Viña Monty 1964

by  |  20-05-2024

It’s either hard to remember or we simply don’t want to, but there was this blurry, foul period in time wherein we were tasting wine and talking to people through our laptop and mobile screens.... more »

The wines of Gigondas 2024

by  |  16-05-2024

Earlier this year I was planning out my spring reporting trips which included a lengthy stay in the South of France. As I told a colleague about my plan and that I was intending to... more »