Articles
Searching out the Terroir Hunters
by Miquel Hudin | 06-03-2024
As Chilean winemaking is in the new world realm, a winery such as Udurraga is quite old being founded 139 years ago in 1885. Like many who are... more »
Bodegas Ausàs – Interpretación 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2024
Reverse psychology can be a bitch when selling a wine. I say this as I have to assume that the following quote from a recent article reviewing wines... more »
The wines of Roussillon 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 29-02-2024
When planning research trips for this year, I was quite surprised to find that the last full review of Roussillon wines was all the way back in 2021.... more »
Spain’s newest DO: Campo de Calatrava
by Miquel Hudin | 26-02-2024
In something of a surprising Valentine’s Day “gift”, on 14 February, Brussels approved Spain’s newest denomination of origin, Campo de Calatrava. Located in the vast territory of Castilla-La... more »
Of Bread & Wine
by Miquel Hudin | 22-02-2024 ~ 2 Comments
Bread may be a meal, but wine is life and it’s little surprise that we’ve had both for more or less the same amount of human history. We... more »
Spain opens up green harvest funds for 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 21-02-2024
While everyone was busy talking about 60,000 liters of intentionally-spilled wine in Ribera del Duero, another interesting item in Spanish wine news came to be which was the... more »
Checking in with Can Sumoi
by Miquel Hudin | 19-02-2024
I don’t like making assumptions, so I’ll just say that I ‘think’ I was one of the first people to review the Can Sumoi wines back in early... more »
Res Fortes – Merlot Madness 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 15-02-2024
I was recently up in the Roussillon region to research a new report on one of my most favorite regions outside of Spain, although ‘Catalunya Nord’ is only... more »
Straight takes from Peter Sisseck
by Miquel Hudin | 12-02-2024
When working on the Ribero del Duero Report last year, I made a stop to Pingus and was fortunate to be able to have a lengthy chat with... more »
Five Proseccos to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 09-02-2024
The sparkling wines from Prosecco can often get a bad rap. The fact that it’s very easy to find them for 5€ and under doesn’t do terribly much... more »