Articles
Priorat’s Vi de Vila takes on Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2025
When you’re about to give a talk at what’s been billed as, “the masterclass of the year in Croatia”, it would be a lie to say it didn’t... more »
César Márquez – Parajes 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 27-02-2025
So, what’s a paraje/paratge? Well, whether it’s in Castilian (*) or Catalan (respectively), it’s like, you know, a lieux dit or climat. This explanation is of course only... more »
A look at the wines of Serbia
by Miquel Hudin | 25-02-2025
I had the pleasure of judging and attending the third edition of the Open Balkan Wine Vision event last fall. If you’re unfamiliar with “Open Balkan“, you’re probably... more »
Vall Llach’s journey of Idus to Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2025
I often look to “Fight Club” given that it is immensely quotable, even in the context of wine despite not a glass of the grape stuff being drunk... more »
A book review of, “Wine Confident”
by Miquel Hudin | 18-02-2025
Wine, is complicated. It’s for this that every time I turn around, there seems to be another book that claims to make it easy or is for “dummies”... more »
A brand new Ochoa
by Miquel Hudin | 14-02-2025
During the various events swirling in and around Barcelona Wine Week, I was able to attend a smaller side event for the Navarran winery, Bodegas Ochoa which marked... more »
A “small” investment in enotourism
by Miquel Hudin | 11-02-2025
When I was in California to visit family and work on the Napa Valley Report, one day after lunch I was driving with my aunt in downtown Petaluma.... more »
The wines of Napa Valley 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 06-02-2025
To taste the wines of Napa Valley is for me, a taste of fond melancholy. This is perhaps a strange comment for most people to hear, but it’s... more »
Domaine de la Grange des Pères 2010
by Miquel Hudin | 04-02-2025
I was pondering the late 1990s recently and I fully admit that this is a strange moment to have in one’s mind. But, it was there that I... more »
Cava Rovellats, Penedès, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 31-01-2025
The winery of Rovellats has an extensive enotourism offer which is how I actually first came into contact with them about 10 years ago via a very weird... more »