Articles
Recaredo’s celebration of Turó d’en Mota’s 25 harvests
by Miquel Hudin | 16-10-2023
When a top sparkling wine producer the likes of, Recaredo asks if you can attend a respective tasting of their top-end, single-vineyard, Turó d’en Mota wine, you say... more »
A review of “The Oxford Companion to Wine 5th Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2023
Somehow seven years have passed (surely the pandemic had nothing to do with blurring time) and we find ourselves with the newest, and dare I say, “sleekest looking”... more »
La Carbonera, Malpastor 2020, DOC Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2023
The winery of la Carbonera is the Torres family’s project in DOC Rioja which is locally referred to as Bodega Soto de Torres in Labastida, Álava and is... more »
Terra Remota, Empordà, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 06-10-2023
Here we have a couple of wines from what has become quite an extensive portfolio of Terra Remota up in DO Empordà. It’s an interesting project as first... more »
Five wines to know from Vinos de Madrid
by Miquel Hudin | 04-10-2023
As was stated in the main report earlier this year, there’s a great deal to love these days in DO Vinos de Madrid. It’s ironic given that it... more »
DOC Rioja: A look at Maturana Tinta
by Miquel Hudin | 02-10-2023
It always seemed considerably easier when it came to the Rioja wine of yore. They were basically just Tempranillo, no? The options were either oak aged or then... more »
Another harvest & Festa del Vi i la Verema a l’Antiga Poboleda
by Miquel Hudin | 29-09-2023
As the harvest of another year in Priorat has drawn to a close (some would say, “finally“), it’s worth looking at a fine regional festival that has traditionally... more »
A review of, “The Guitar Barrel Project”
by Miquel Hudin | 27-09-2023
It can’t be said often enough that the best films about wine are not actually films about wine. We saw this with the all-defining archetype of the genre,... more »
Ridge – Frediani Valdiguié 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 25-09-2023
When I was still working for a winery in Napa Valley many years ago now, my mom asked me, “Hey, what ever happened to Gamay Beaujolais? That was... more »
Burgundy 2023, lookin’ good?
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2023
As I mentioned in the latest newsletter, it’s been a good deal of pain across Southern Europe for the 2023 harvest. There are of course exceptions and the... more »