DOC Rioja 2025: Lower alcohol & harvest yields

by Miquel Hudin | 29-08-2025

Heading into the 2025 harvest, there have been a number of significant changes for Spain’s DOC Rioja. As was mentioned in the annual Rioja report, the last few years have seen the region very much... more »

The wines of DO Terra Alta 2025

by Miquel Hudin | 20-08-2025

With the release of the accompanying Tasting Report, it’s time to have another look at the wines of DO Terra Alta. As always, please review last year’s report for additional background. While the most southern... more »

Torralbenc, Menorca

by Miquel Hudin | 13-08-2025

When it comes to the Balearic Islands, I feel that Mallorca gets most of the press, but there are some fine wines coming out of the other islands, such as this rosé from Torralbenc. I... more »

Hispano Suizas, València, Spain

by Miquel Hudin | 12-08-2025

Here we are having an updated tasting at the wines from Hispano Suizas. For previous reference have a look at the tasting last year as well. The line up remains largely the same but with... more »

Luca Leggero, Piemonte, Italy

by Miquel Hudin | 11-08-2025

Luca Leggero’s project is a new one for me with Leggero being a quite young (only 35 as of this writing) winemaker but with boundless energy, working in the Piemonte region of Northern Italy. As... more »

The Perelada Experience

by Miquel Hudin | 05-08-2025

Ages ago (maybe even before the pandemic but I can’t be sure) I was preparing to lead a wine tasting for a group of people in Priorat. One of the younger members of the group... more »

Urbanihof, Wagram, Austria

by Miquel Hudin | 01-08-2025

It’s something of a mindblowing experience to taste two wines from a winery that are so diametrically opposed to one another as was the case with these from Ubanihof in the Wagram region of Austria.... more »