Articles
News from the OIV
by Miquel Hudin | 07-11-2022
Due to all things pandemic (yeah, it’s still here…) the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) had canceled its annual congress for two years. Now in 2022,... more »
A Mediterranean exchange, Priorat on Hvar
by Miquel Hudin | 04-11-2022
“Well, we like our wines strong here.” It was a statement that I was to hear in various forms during a recent trip to the island of Hvar... more »
Xinomavro Day & Kelesidis – Merhali 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2022
Admittedly, I’m not often a fan of these “International ________ Days” that celebrate a specific variety… unless of course I happen to really love that variety. So, with... more »
New massive wine fraud case tried in Bordeaux
by Miquel Hudin | 30-10-2022
It has been reported that on Thursday, 27 October, five people were tried in a court in Bordeaux for the falsification of 34,587 hectoliters of French wine (equivalent... more »
DOP Cebreros hits a noteworthy milestone
by Miquel Hudin | 28-10-2022
Most regions in Spain celebrate the end of the harvest with a deep exhalation and a press release celebrating the quality level (always Very Good or Excellent). There... more »
Sherry gets its newness made official
by Miquel Hudin | 24-10-2022
There exists something of a “reg lag” when it comes to changes to European wine region laws. Folks in the wine community will often hear quite big changes... more »
Corpinnat calls for more transparent classifications
by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2022
In what was their first edition of “la Nit de Verema” (Harvest Night), Ton Mata, the president of Corpinnat called for immediate implementation of changes to the “Llei... more »
In The Glass: Defilippi i Gessi – Crocetta 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 19-10-2022
This has been a year of the unforeseen (see: Russian invasion) but if you were to ask me what I wouldn’t have expected in a wine context, in... more »
Two very, very different Valdemars
by Miquel Hudin | 17-10-2022
Indeed, they’re not truly on opposite ends of the world. Oion in the Rioja region of Spain, and Walla Walla in the state of Washington in the United... more »
Coffee and vines and everything changing
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2022
For those who’ve not been, Galicia is hand’s down, the wettest region in all of Spain. They have average rainfall running from 800mm in the driest areas all... more »