Articles
The Tenerife fire, what comes next
by Miquel Hudin | 03-11-2023
On 15 August, 2023, a massive forest fire started on the Canary Island of Tenerife and while now extinguished, the fire continued to burn for weeks after due... more »
Priorat in six vintages of Clos Abella
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2023
A few weeks back, the DOQ Priorat winery, Marco Abella invited a few wine people to their premises just north of Porrera to celebrate a very high score... more »
Introducing the wines of Cisteller
by Miquel Hudin | 30-10-2023
I’m certain that when Penedès’s Vi de Mas certification was released, many couldn’t believe that there were such things as “historic” farm estates or masies in Penedès. On... more »
Sable de Camargue is France’s newest appellation
by Miquel Hudin | 27-10-2023
As of 18 October, 2023, France has a brand-new appellation, the AOC Sable de Camargue. This has been a lengthy quest for the domaines in the region, taking... more »
Peralada and its century of wine
by Miquel Hudin | 25-10-2023
While an exceedingly-historic winegrowing region with some 2,600 years of history, the modern DO Empordà came into existence in 1975 when beach tourism was reaching massive heights in... more »
Casa Gran del Siurana La Fredat 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 23-10-2023
It’s very easy to make the case that Grenache is a fine, worldclass grape variety these days. Look no further than the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gredos, and of... more »
A review of, “Blind Ambition”
by Miquel Hudin | 20-10-2023
With the "World Blind Wine Tasting Championship" for 2023 having finished this past weekend, it makes for a perfect moment to write up the film, "Blind Ambition" which... more »
DOC Rioja recommends moratorium on new vine planting
by Miquel Hudin | 17-10-2023
In what is a large, yet unsurprising piece of news, the DOC Rioja council met on 16 October, 2023 and are recommending to the Spanish Ministerio de Agricultura,... more »
Recaredo’s celebration of Turó d’en Mota’s 25 harvests
by Miquel Hudin | 16-10-2023
When a top sparkling wine producer the likes of, Recaredo asks if you can attend a respective tasting of their top-end, single-vineyard, Turó d’en Mota wine, you say... more »
A review of “The Oxford Companion to Wine 5th Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2023 ~ 2 Comments
Somehow seven years have passed (surely the pandemic had nothing to do with blurring time) and we find ourselves with the newest, and dare I say, "sleekest looking"... more »