Articles
A book review of “The Concise Guide to Wine & Blind Tasting 3rd Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 27-02-2020
Not terribly long ago, I reviewed the second edition of Neel Burton’s foundational tome on tasting wines blind. Towards the end of 2018, he brought out a revised... more »
The absolute best Rioja wines! (available in the UK…)
by Miquel Hudin | 24-02-2020
If you’re going to hold a tasting that focuses on one of Spain’s oldest quality wine regions, a sure-fire way to juice it up a bit is to... more »
Playing the game of Three-Cab Monte
by Miquel Hudin | 14-02-2020
I was leading a tasting recently and out of random curiosity, one of the clients asked, “By the way, what Cabernet Sauvignons can you recommend?” I wasn’t really... more »
El Mas d’Edetària Selecció, the first ‘Vi de Finca’ in DO Terra Alta
by Miquel Hudin | 07-02-2020
And now for some much-needed good news in wine: I’m happy to report that there’s been a new Vi de Finca announced which is also the first one... more »
The ‘solidarity’ efforts to rebuild the Rendéu Masdéu cellar in Conca de Barberà
by Miquel Hudin | 29-01-2020
These have not been the finest of months for wineries when it comes to Mother Nature… and sadly, probably won’t be the last that we’ve seen. Fires have... more »
And then there were 10: Celler Descregut joins Corpinnat
by Miquel Hudin | 20-01-2020
While they were some of the absolute best Cava producers, it was admittedly just a handful of them who left to form Corpinnat last year. Momentum appears to... more »
DO Penedès & ‘native’ reds
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2020
In simpler times, if one were drinking a white wine from Spain, it would most likely have been a white from Penedès. This shouldn’t come as much of... more »
A drop of natural water
by Miquel Hudin | 07-01-2020
One may look far and wide, but the casal of any Catalan village is a four-walled testament to the religion of concrete that dominated Spanish construction in the... more »
Wines for la Cuesta de Enero/Uphill January
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2020
To all who have survived family and the holidays, well done. Now we arrive to the cold, murky days of January, probably broke, or at at least a... more »
Schiste vs. Calcaire, Carignan Edition
by Miquel Hudin | 24-12-2019
Mas de Saporta is a curious place. On the outskirts of Montpellier, France and technically in the town of Lattes, it’s an old farmstead that, as modernity grew... more »