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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 »
A taste of Beaujolais
by Miquel Hudin | 16-04-2024
With the Jura Tasting, it was important to look at how they’re making wines that are something of a Burgundy+. By that I mean there’s something similar to... more »
The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 11-04-2024
A lot of water has passed under the collective bridges of life since my previous Châteauneuf-du-Pape. As I arrived there mere days after Russia invaded Ukraine, it was... more »
Your Madrid caviste
by Miquel Hudin | 08-04-2024
In Spain, the caviste doesn’t seem nearly as important as it does in France where the concept of a wine shop owner is much more central to life.... more »
Ridge Buchignani Ranch Carignane 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 05-04-2024
I don’t understand why Carignan is so polemic. Anyone who’s a regular reader of this site knows that I’m a huge fan of the variety as shown with... more »
A taste of Jura
by Miquel Hudin | 03-04-2024
The wines of Jura are probably some of the easiest in the wine world to understand… if you happen to work in the wine world. I fully admit... more »
Spain’s newest Vino de Pago: Rosalejo
by Miquel Hudin | 01-04-2024
Following upon the news of Spain's newest DO in a decade and a half granted to Campo de Calatrava is its newest PDO for a Vino de Pago... more »
Bulgariana & Rough Day, Bulgaria
by Miquel Hudin | 28-03-2024
A couple of years back I was sent some samples from a project in Bulgaria that’s making wine directly for the US market. I even featured their rosé... more »
Six Priorat wines to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 25-03-2024
We find ourselves in that fine moment where it’s neither terribly cold, nor terribly hot. Traditionally known as either “spring” or “fall”, it does seem to be a... more »
The wines of Croatia 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 20-03-2024
Personally, it’s a point of pride for me to say that my history with Croatian wines goes back some two decades now. There were my first tastes of... more »