Škegro & Milas, Herzegovina

by Miquel Hudin | 24-03-2025

The following wines were tasted as part of a showcase dinner during a week in Croatia for a future report on those wines. These two wineries from the village of Ljubuški, Škegro & Milas presented... more »

Domaine des Crêts, Mâcon, Burgundy

by Miquel Hudin | 20-03-2025

Curiously, when I started to taste the wines of Domaine de Piéblanc in Gigondas last week, I was initially asked if I’d be interested in tasting some wines from Burgundy? Specifically what was being offered... more »

Stobi, North Macedonia

by Miquel Hudin | 12-03-2025

These wines were tasted during the Wine Vision fair in Belgrade, Serbia. For those who may not know of this winery, Stobi is one of the biggest and more commercially important wineries in North Macedonia.... more »

Cava Rovellats, Penedès, Catalunya

by Miquel Hudin | 31-01-2025

The winery of Rovellats has an extensive enotourism offer which is how I actually first came into contact with them about 10 years ago via a very weird situation of having to fill in on... more »

Penedès sparkling wines

by Miquel Hudin | 17-12-2024

These are a couple of fine sparkling wines from the Penedès region of Catalunya with one being a surprise and the other, not. First, the non-surprise which is the Gran Torelló from Torelló within the... more »

Pazo de la Cuesta, Ribeira Sacra

by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2024

Here’s a look at the line of wines currently available from Pazo de la Cuesta. This is a very old estate in the Ribeira Sacra region of Galicia, Spain that traces its founding back to... more »

Southern French Selections

by Miquel Hudin | 06-12-2024

Following are a few recent wines from the South of France that have been tasted. The Citius wines from Château Gasqui were quite reliable in delivering a fine balance of flavor and crispness. The white... more »

J. Cantera Gran Añada Brut Nature

by Miquel Hudin | 10-10-2024

This is quite a curiosity. It’s from Bodegas Jer in Rioja and is not only a sparkling wine produced under the DOC Rioja and not only the highest aging classification within their sparkling wines (“Gran... more »

Paraísos Perdidos & Viña Salceda

by Miquel Hudin | 03-09-2024

And so we meet two very different white wines that are made more or less with the same varieties, but from very different parts of Spain. First up is the new project of Paraísos Perdidos... more »

Viña Vilano, Ribera del Duero, Spain

by Miquel Hudin | 24-07-2024

This builds upon the previous tasting of the wines of Viña Vilano located in DO Ribera del Duero. Founded in 1957, they represent a true old school producer, but at the same time, they really... more »