Articles
Hail destroys large portion of vineyards in Jumilla
by Miquel Hudin | 19-05-2025
On the 10th of May, a massive hailstorm ripped through the Jumilla wine region, a ‘super autonomous’ denomination of origin in Spain spanning both Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia.... more »
Twitter/X officially the worst social media for wine
by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2025
For some time it's generally seemed that Twitter has been a poor match for the wine world due to a myriad of reasons. But, according to a recent... more »
The wines of Croatia 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 13-05-2025
“No alarms and no surprises.” It’s not often that you get to use a Radiohead lyric in a wine report, but I can’t think of a better way... more »
Perelada’s ‘Cinc Capes’
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2025
The wines below were tasted as one of the many excellent presentations during the 1st Mediterranean Wine Symposium. Leading the tasting was Delfí Sanahuja, the head of winemaking... more »
A look at the wines of Bizkaiko Txakolina 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 07-05-2025
Don’t ask for the fizzy stuff… This was something of a mistake when I was tasting a selection of 10 wineries from the DO Bizkaiko Txakolina. The ‘fizzy... more »
Wines of Southern Rhône 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 02-05-2025
The wines in this accompanying Tasting Report were tasted as part of the larger events in early March for Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, and Cairanne. They’re being included here as... more »
The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 30-04-2025
This most recent visit to Châteauneuf-du-Pape follows along with those for the reports of Gigondas as well as Cairanne, all taking place in one very intense week in... more »
The wines of Gigondas 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 23-04-2025
The appellation of Gigondas has been quite active as of late in terms of changing their bylaws to meet the changes in the wine industry. One of the... more »
The wines of Cairanne 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 21-04-2025
It seems like only a blink ago that I was publishing the first report on the wines of Cairanne. Despite not much time passing, I was quite excited... more »
AdegaMãe – Blanc de Blancs 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 17-04-2025
I came for a cocktail, but I drank the bubbly. Finding a proper wine bar in any town with a beach is a wanting proposition. If you go... more »