Articles
Peralada and its century of wine
by Miquel Hudin | 25-10-2023
While an exceedingly-historic winegrowing region with some 2,600 years of history, the modern DO Empordà came into existence in 1975 when beach tourism was reaching massive heights in... more »
Casa Gran del Siurana La Fredat 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 23-10-2023
It’s very easy to make the case that Grenache is a fine, worldclass grape variety these days. Look no further than the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gredos, and of... more »
A review of, “Blind Ambition”
by Miquel Hudin | 20-10-2023
With the “World Blind Wine Tasting Championship” for 2023 having finished this past weekend, it makes for a perfect moment to write up the film, “Blind Ambition” which... more »
DOC Rioja recommends moratorium on new vine planting
by Miquel Hudin | 17-10-2023
In what is a large, yet unsurprising piece of news, the DOC Rioja council met on 16 October, 2023 and are recommending to the Spanish Ministerio de Agricultura,... more »
Recaredo’s celebration of Turó d’en Mota’s 25 harvests
by Miquel Hudin | 16-10-2023
When a top sparkling wine producer the likes of, Recaredo asks if you can attend a respective tasting of their top-end, single-vineyard, Turó d’en Mota wine, you say... more »
A review of “The Oxford Companion to Wine 5th Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2023
Somehow seven years have passed (surely the pandemic had nothing to do with blurring time) and we find ourselves with the newest, and dare I say, “sleekest looking”... more »
La Carbonera, Malpastor 2020, DOC Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2023
The winery of la Carbonera is the Torres family’s project in DOC Rioja which is locally referred to as Bodega Soto de Torres in Labastida, Álava and is... more »
Terra Remota, Empordà, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 06-10-2023
Here we have a couple of wines from what has become quite an extensive portfolio of Terra Remota up in DO Empordà. It’s an interesting project as first... more »
Five wines to know from Vinos de Madrid
by Miquel Hudin | 04-10-2023
As was stated in the main report earlier this year, there’s a great deal to love these days in DO Vinos de Madrid. It’s ironic given that it... more »
DOC Rioja: A look at Maturana Tinta
by Miquel Hudin | 02-10-2023
It always seemed considerably easier when it came to the Rioja wine of yore. They were basically just Tempranillo, no? The options were either oak aged or then... more »