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Wine in Ukraine, an interview with GoodWine
by Miquel Hudin | 04-04-2022
As the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine continues, it’s important to remember that a lot is at stake in geopolitical terms but also in economic terms–both big and small. While before February 24th some... more »
Another piece of Priorat history: Fra Fulcó 2001
by Miquel Hudin | 30-03-2022
We continue to take a look at special wines available in the Ukraine Charity Wine Auction. Such as this very rare, 21 year-old Priorat wine that is indeed available to bid on only until this... more »
Ukraine meets Penedès
by Miquel Hudin | 28-03-2022
When Anna Zahorodnya was a teenager in Kostopil, Ukraine she had no idea how different her adult life would be. And who could, given that now in her 30s, she lives in a completely different... more »
Wines for Ukraine Auction
by Miquel Hudin | 21-03-2022
When Russian tanks invaded Ukraine on February 24th, like millions of other people in the world, I was stunned. That feeling soon passed to anger and it has mostly stayed there, being punctuated by sadness... more »
The wines of Petaluma Gap AVA 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 08-03-2022
Napa Valley has long-claimed the wealth of headlines about California wine. The irony in this is that it produces but 4% of all wine in California each year. Sonoma County to the west of Napa... more »
Deeper details on Valencia’s wine border conflict
by Miquel Hudin | 11-02-2022
For years now, a local skirmish between the three denominations of origin in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia has been brewing. While in no way living up to geopolitical crisis that’s been unfolding in Ukraine,... more »
DO Terra Alta brings “brisats” to the forefront
by Miquel Hudin | 08-02-2022
DO Terra Alta, in Catalunya, Spain has been quite busy recently. In their regulatory council’s last board meeting of 2021 they approved a long list of changes. The most prominent was their making a very... more »
An update on the “Reserva de la Tierra” scandal
by Miquel Hudin | 28-01-2022
The fraud case of Reserva de la Tierra is in the news again and recent developments warrant taking another look at it. In brief, at the end of October of last year, three Catalan denominations... more »
The wines from Garnacha in Rioja 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 25-01-2022
It is a justified assumption that 99% of the Riojan wines one encounters will be majority if not fully-based on the grape, Tempranillo. At 88% of all red plantings, it is unequivocally the dominant variety... more »
Cul de Cuvée 22-01-2022
by Editorial | 22-01-2022
A bluntly-curated selection of absolutely random recent bits from around the wine and drink world. The search for mother’s little helper Ever wonder what your mom is looking for in a sparkling wine? To drink... more »