Articles
Eight wines from Montsant to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 12-08-2022
I’ve been working on the review for the latest edition of a well-known, 700-page wine reference. About midway through, I had to pause for a bit when I... more »
Ora Hotel, Priorat’s newest lodging destination
by Miquel Hudin | 10-08-2022
Today sees the grand opening of the Ora Hotel in Torroja, a lovely stone village at the dead center of the Priorat wine region. It’s an opening that... more »
A taste of 2021 Pošip from Korčula, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 08-08-2022
There’s little debate about the fact that one of my most favorite white grape varieties from Croatia is Pošip. Please immediately make note that this is not a... more »
The 2022 vintage so far: Iberia and its northeast
by Miquel Hudin | 05-08-2022
I’m usually quite loathe to talk about a vintage in progress unless there’s been some kind of major event such as the mildew insanity of 2020. Unknowns are... more »
Marisol Rubio, Pedro Ximénez at the limits
by Miquel Hudin | 03-08-2022
The white Spanish grape variety, Pedro Ximénez is something of a curious creature. For those who may know its name, there’s probably the association with Sherry where it... more »
Spain’s newest Vino de Pago in Abadia Retuerta
by Miquel Hudin | 01-08-2022
It seems that there’s been a bit of activity again in terms of regional approvals from Brussels as on 31 May, 2022 the Official Journal of the European... more »
The hidden truth of alternative wine bottle formats
by Miquel Hudin | 28-07-2022 ~ 2 Comments
A few weeks previous on Twitter, someone in the wine trade was extolling the virtues of a new, non-glass wine bottle format that uses a plastic liner for... more »
A new taste of the island wines from Vis, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 26-07-2022
Croatia puts a lot of marketing bucks into backing its claim of having “over 1,000 islands”. In truth, there are actually 1,244 by their count but of those,... more »
In The Glass: Domaine de Bila-Haut – L’Esquerda 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 22-07-2022
My fascination with Roussillon, France isn’t just because it’s the land that was historically Catalunya Nord (Northern Catalunya), but more that it’s neither here nor there. It’s most... more »
Single vineyard certifications come to the Canarias
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2022
The Denomination of Origin Islas Canarias (the DO created in 2012 that covers all the islands) updated its pliego de condiciones (by-laws) one year ago this month. These... more »