Articles
Plešivica: Croatia’s unsung wine hero
by Morana Zibar | 10-03-2016
It may be the smallest wine region in Croatia, but in many ways it’s the most ground-breaking and compelling. Plešivica is a green, hilly region some 30km southwest from Zagreb. It’s often overlooked when compared... more »
Vins Nus, Simplesmente Vinho, & the search for a tolerable Spanish wine fair
by Miquel Hudin | 08-03-2016
I have bitched mightily in the past about how patently horrible wine fairs are in Spain. This however is not a continuation of this series as I attended the Vins Nus fair last Sunday and... more »
These wines of solidarity
by Miquel Hudin | 07-03-2016
Despite this being a rather mild winter, even for Mediterranean standards, it seems that once spring arrives, there is a change of heart for people and they are more open and giving. Perhaps it’s for... more »
Like water through a stone: Raül Bobet
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2016
This is part four a four-part series on “rebellious” winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three Another winemaker who constantly goes against the grain and stands in the face of... more »
Like water through a stone: Eduard Pié
by Miquel Hudin | 03-03-2016
This is part three a four-part series on “rebellious” winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part One, Part Two, and Part Four To put the massive size of DO Penedès in to perspective, you can drive... more »
Like water through a stone: Ton Rimbau
by Miquel Hudin | 02-03-2016
This is part two a four-part series on “rebellious” winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part One, Part Three, and Part Four What you see with Anna Espelt contrasts massively with Ton Rimbau in Vilobí del... more »
Like water through a stone: Anna Espelt
by Miquel Hudin | 01-03-2016
This is part one a four-part series on “rebellious” winemakers in Catalunya. Please read Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four Catalonia of 2017 has no discernible appearance to the ruined post-Spanish Civil War Catalonia... more »
In The Glass – Cutio Garnacha 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 29-02-2016
With great pride, I fully admit to buying wines from Lidl, the once very trashy supermarket chain. They often have wines that pique my curiosity and the prices are such that they’re impossible to beat.... more »
Chablis Throwdown: Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre
by Miquel Hudin | 27-02-2016
Chablis is Chardonnay. Chardonnay is Chablis. This simple statement is one of the defining aspects to this northern part of Burgundy viticulture. Naturally, anyone who has in front of them a bottle of say, Californian... more »
A further taste of Alemany i Corrio
by Miquel Hudin | 24-02-2016
In my much longer article about the “rebellious” winemakers of DO Penedès, I made but a brief mention of Irene Alemany and her winery, Alemany i Corrio. They are to a large degree, the anti-Penedès... more »