Articles
Corpinnat jumps to 16 with Kripta joining
by Miquel Hudin | 30-07-2025
It’s difficult to keep up with the new additions to the sparkling wine association of Corpinnat as today, they’ve just added their 16th member, Celler Kripta which, until February of 2024 was known as Agustí... more »
Sierra de Toloño – Camino de Santa Cruz 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2025
Despite how round the Tempranillo grape is, it’s amazing how much it can suffer from being ‘double-edged’. It’s a grape capable of producing dump loads of cheap and cheerful red wines which, the DOC Rioja... more »
Why is Priorat so expensive?
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2025 ~ 2 Comments
With the release of the most-recent Priorat Report, it's worth taking a look at one of the most-asked questions about the wines of DOQ Priorat which is, "What are they so expensive?" There are many... more »
The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 22-07-2025
We arrive to the middle of another (and much greener) year, thus it’s time to release the annual report for DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant! Please view the Priorat and Montsant Tasting Reports where I’ve... more »
Viña Vilano, Ribera del Duero, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2025
Having reviewed them previously, it’s time for a new look at the wines of Viña Vilano in Ribera del Duero. This selection is rather interesting as while the winery is from 1957 and one of... more »
Food Through Wine: Tastavin, Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 16-07-2025
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. There are for me two types of people that eat in Logroño, the capital of Spain’s Rioja wine region. You... more »
A book review of, “Madeira: The islands and their wines”
by Miquel Hudin | 14-07-2025
I knew the Madeira would be pretty, but I wasn’t prepared as to just how much which I visited earlier this year. Every corner of my eye was on to something new and staggering which... more »
Organic fully arrives for Penedès
by Miquel Hudin | 10-07-2025
“Any vacation requests from the 11th of August onward are being denied.” Such was the ominous beginning to an interview with a winery owner in DO Terra Alta for a forthcoming report. But this is... more »
Bodegas la Horra, Ribera del Duero
by Miquel Hudin | 07-07-2025
Bodegas la Horra doesn’t need much introduction, but a fine piece of recent news is that they’re just inaugurated their new winery. The overall project however, was founded in 2009 by the owners of Roda... more »
Artemis Karamolegos – Nykteri 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2025
In an older season of The Simpsons, we learned about Homer’s past fame in a barbershop quartet. When first starting up and coming up with a name the group said, “We need a name that’s... more »