Articles
A new look at Castell d’Encus
by Miquel Hudin | 25-09-2026
When going to taste the wines of Ferrer Bobet for this year’s Priorat Report, co-owner and general winemaking savant, Raül Bobet proposed tasting the wines of his personal... more »
The ‘C’ Word
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2026
It was nearly harvest time and I was standing in a Grenache vineyard in Southern Catalunya. Or at least, I thought it was Grenache as there were two... more »
LionSpirit & Cypriot wines
by Miquel Hudin | 18-09-2026
This series of samples came my way recently from the island of Cyprus. I know Cyprus for one solid reason which is, Commandaria. It was on a sommelier... more »
The wines of Collioure & Banyuls 2026
by Miquel Hudin | 15-09-2026
One of the highlights in my wine reporting calendar is to visit and taste the wines of Collioure, Banyuls, and the greater Côte Vermeille. This year, it’s a... more »
The broad view for Wines of Portugal
by Miquel Hudin | 11-09-2026
The first part of my trip to Porto for Alive Taste this summer was, to put it mildly, mind-blowingly hot–and this is from someone who lives on the... more »
Of Substack & wine
by Miquel Hudin | 08-09-2026
To borrow Ernest Hemingway’s observation on going bankrupt, wine writing on Substack started gradually and then happened all at once. It’s no secret that classic wine media has... more »
Acústic Celler – Blanc 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 04-09-2026
With the free fall in the wine world which may or may not be stabilizing despite all of us who love wine doing our part to drink it,... more »
Reinventing the wine
by Miquel Hudin | 01-09-2026
Unlike most other alcohols, selling wine over the last half century has required not just branding, but a narrative, and despite being very aware of this, wine has... more »
Marqués de Riscal, Rueda, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 31-07-2026
These came up as something of a suprise when tasting at Marqués de Riscal for the most-recent Rioja Report. Admittedly it wasn’t a surprise that a Rioja winery... more »
The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2026
by Miquel Hudin | 30-07-2026
With what appears to be the earliest harvest on record just about everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to take a look at two of the leading... more »