Articles
Xinomavro Day & Kelesidis – Merhali 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2022
Admittedly, I’m not often a fan of these “International ________ Days” that celebrate a specific variety… unless of course I happen to really love that variety. So, with... more »
New massive wine fraud case tried in Bordeaux
by Miquel Hudin | 30-10-2022
It has been reported that on Thursday, 27 October, five people were tried in a court in Bordeaux for the falsification of 34,587 hectoliters of French wine (equivalent... more »
DOP Cebreros hits a noteworthy milestone
by Miquel Hudin | 28-10-2022
Most regions in Spain celebrate the end of the harvest with a deep exhalation and a press release celebrating the quality level (always Very Good or Excellent). There... more »
Sherry gets its newness made official
by Miquel Hudin | 24-10-2022
There exists something of a “reg lag” when it comes to changes to European wine region laws. Folks in the wine community will often hear quite big changes... more »
Corpinnat calls for more transparent classifications
by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2022
In what was their first edition of “la Nit de Verema” (Harvest Night), Ton Mata, the president of Corpinnat called for immediate implementation of changes to the “Llei... more »
In The Glass: Defilippi i Gessi – Crocetta 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 19-10-2022
This has been a year of the unforeseen (see: Russian invasion) but if you were to ask me what I wouldn’t have expected in a wine context, in... more »
Two very, very different Valdemars
by Miquel Hudin | 17-10-2022
Indeed, they’re not truly on opposite ends of the world. Oion in the Rioja region of Spain, and Walla Walla in the state of Washington in the United... more »
Coffee and vines and everything changing
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2022
For those who’ve not been, Galicia is hand’s down, the wettest region in all of Spain. They have average rainfall running from 800mm in the driest areas all... more »
Food Through Wine: Ferran Cerro, Reus, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 07-10-2022
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. Anyone who lives in Spain is lying to your face if they don’t... more »
A book review of “The Wine Bible 3rd Edition”
by Miquel Hudin | 05-10-2022
When asked about what book one should read to start digging into wine, there are always two that immediately come to mind for me. The first is Jancis... more »