Articles
Torelló – Gran Torelló 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 19-12-2025
It’s long-been established that celebration calls for sparkling wine. We saw this no clearer when, during the pandemic and without much to celebrate nor celebrations happening, sparkling sales... more »
A book review of, “Rhône Valley: Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide”
by Miquel Hudin | 18-12-2025
I’ve been travelling through the vastness of the Rhône Valley in France for over a decade now and thus I was quite interested to see how Matt Walls... more »
The 2025 release of the Catalan Vi de Finca wines
by Miquel Hudin | 17-12-2025
While there was a 36% expansion of Catalan Vi de Finca wines at the end of 2023, all of 2024 saw a lull. This has now been remedied... more »
A book review of, “Switzerland: Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide”
by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2025
I haven’t any solid idea how many books there are on Swiss wine. It seems like maybe two in English with one from 1994. Regardless, even if there... more »
The wines of Penedès 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 03-12-2025
Of all the things that changed for me in 2025, the biggest was my perception of the wines from DO Penedès. As shown by the latest Tasting Report... more »
Domaine du Grapillon d’Or – Merlot – Caladoc 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 27-11-2025
This week has seen me visit Naples for the first time. To be honest, it was one city in Italy that was never high on my list given... more »
A book review of, “Rooted in Change”
by Miquel Hudin | 25-11-2025
In this new book, Jane Masters and Andrew Neather decided to bite off a big topic and write about about the sustainability of wine in terms of what... more »
The wines of Eastern Catalunya 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2025
Let’s have a look at what is, the eastern portion of Catalunya where the denominations of origin for Empordà, Pla de Bages, and Alella are located. I’ll start... more »
Viña Salceda, Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 18-11-2025
Here are two of the top cuvées from the Viña Salceda winery which is owned by Perelada-Chivite. It’s been an interesting evolution to watch as they started with... more »
A new look at Alella’s Can Matons
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2025
Catalunya’s wine region of Alella is probably unknown by most, including people actually living in Catalunya. One of the more well-known wine stars is Alta Alella (now, Art... more »