Articles
The wines of Cairanne 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 09-08-2024
Despite one’s best planning in the world of wine, things often happen due to nothing more than random chance. This is how we arrive to a new report... more »
Tasting the 2020 Grandes Maisons of Burgundy
by Miquel Hudin | 08-08-2024
It was somewhere around 80 of us who filed into the Château de Santenay of Domaine Philippe le Hardi on 21 March, 2024 during the week of Grands... more »
The Clos Erasmus family grows
by Miquel Hudin | 07-08-2024
Priorat is a bit of a strange place as I feel that a lot of the changes which happen do so rather serendipitously and not really through any... more »
Rioja’s new Viñedos Singulares
by Miquel Hudin | 05-08-2024
The DOC Rioja has just announced they’ve approved the latest group of “Viñedos Singulares” (VS) or single-vineyard parcels in the region. This brings the total certified now to... more »
Wildfire burns vines in la Figuera, Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 01-08-2024
On Sunday, the 28th of July, a fire broke out on the eastern side of the village of la Figuera in Priorat, Catalunya. Fire crews responded and via... more »
Vall Llach’s “Nit del Poble 2024”
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2024
If there’s one thing a small, intimate wine region such as Priorat needs, it’s small, intimate events, which are a great excuse to visit the region, and ideally... more »
The wines of DO Bierzo 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2024
It had been some time since my previous DO Bierzo report, so it was a prime moment to take another lengthy look at the region this past May... more »
Viña Vilano, Ribera del Duero, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 24-07-2024
This builds upon the previous tasting of the wines of Viña Vilano located in DO Ribera del Duero. Founded in 1957, they represent a true old school producer,... more »
The worst wine glass in the world
by Miquel Hudin | 22-07-2024
At the end of the week for Grands Jours de Bourgogne is the tasting of the wines from the Vosne-Romanée village which are some of the most lauded... more »
The wines of DOC Rioja 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2024
My annual visit to Rioja constantly nudges at me from the corners of my mind throughout the year. A large mountain on the horizon that always leaves me... more »