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The wines of Gigondas 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
Nit de les Carinyenes, Porrera, Priorat 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 13-05-2024
With the Fira de Vi in Priorat, we came to see yet another edition of “Nit de les Carinyenes” from the Cellers de Porrera association. It is as... more »
Ribera del Duero: Dominio del Soto, Pagos d’Anguix
by Miquel Hudin | 08-05-2024
This is an interesting selection of wines from DO Ribera del Duero. First are the wines of Dominio del Soto. This is a winery owned by Northern Rhône... more »
A taste of Northern Rhône 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 06-05-2024
Several years ago, I was attending the press dinner for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne and somehow ended up seated next to a high-level director for one of... more »
These strange times in wine
by Miquel Hudin | 02-05-2024
Or how we’ll learn to stop worrying and embrace the change News in wine hasn’t been good as of late as even people who don’t follow the wine... more »
The wines of Penedès 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 30-04-2024
I recently caught up with the wines of the Penedès region via a tasting focused upon the “native/traditional” varieties of the region which is out today and features... more »
Domaine Lafage, Roussillon, France
by Miquel Hudin | 26-04-2024
These are a selection of the current releases from Domaine Lafage, one of the motors that makes the Roussillon region go. And note that they’ve been ‘retconned’ back... more »
Herència Altés – La Serra Blanc 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 24-04-2024
People are often of the opinion that the concept of assigning a score to a wine is at best a parlor trick and at worst, utter bullshit. How... more »
A book review of, the “Slow Wine Guide USA 2024”
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2024
And so arrives the newest release of the Slow Wine Guide USA 2024. For those unfamiliar with the whole "Slow" brand, to rewind a bit, Slow Food was... more »
Bodega Laus 2023s, DO Somontano, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 18-04-2024
Here are the current releases for Bodegas Laus, a winery which I was first introduced to for the last DO Somontano report. While they have one aged, ‘Crianza’... more »