Articles
Raventós i Blanc winter tasting 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 22-12-2025
I was happily cruising along the AP-7 highway, enjoying the embrace of a fine December sun. As I reached the top of Penedès, just before turning off to... more »
Dominio de Elbio, Ribera del Duero, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 21-12-2025
This is a newer project in the Ribera del Duero region called, Dominio del Elbio and is owned from the group of Perelada-Chivite who have 13 wineries and/or... more »
U Més U, Penedès, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 20-12-2025
This is a fun release from this winery celebrating their 25th anniversary. Produced under the auspices of DO Cava, it’s 100% Pinot Noir. They’re not the only producer... more »
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 »