Articles
Hail destroys up to 1,500ha of vineyards in Penedès
by Miquel Hudin | 05-06-2024
On Saturday, June 1st, in the Penedès region of Catalunya there was a hailstorm that lasted just 30 minutes. But what it lacked for in terms of length,... more »
Food Through Wine: La Cooperativa, Porrera, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 04-06-2024
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. It was in preparing to write this article that I realized I’ve been... more »
The wines of Alicante 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2024
Alicante came to be as a DO in the 1930s, but it wasn’t given a full regulatory council until 1957 as was the case for all the DOs... more »
Estévez – Versos de Valtuille – La Vitoriana 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 27-05-2024
It’s amazing how what we perceive as fixed, is never actually set in stone. You change even one piece of a greater entity and it’s just “different” even... more »
Wine Plus+
by Miquel Hudin | 22-05-2024
I’m of many minds as to why the closure of Wine & Spirits print magazine didn’t get more attention than it did. I feel like people didn’t read... more »
Top Shelf: Montecillo Viña Monty 1964
by Miquel Hudin | 20-05-2024
It’s either hard to remember or we simply don’t want to, but there was this blurry, foul period in time wherein we were tasting wine and talking to... more »
The wines of Gigondas 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2024
Earlier this year I was planning out my spring reporting trips which included a lengthy stay in the South of France. As I told a colleague about my... more »
Nit de les Carinyenes, Porrera, Priorat 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 13-05-2024
With the Fira de Vi in Priorat, we came to see yet another edition of “Nit de les Carinyenes” from the Cellers de Porrera association. It is as... more »
Ribera del Duero: Dominio del Soto, Pagos d’Anguix
by Miquel Hudin | 08-05-2024
This is an interesting selection of wines from DO Ribera del Duero. First are the wines of Dominio del Soto. This is a winery owned by Northern Rhône... more »
A taste of Northern Rhône 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 06-05-2024
Several years ago, I was attending the press dinner for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne and somehow ended up seated next to a high-level director for one of... more »