Articles
Alicia i Josep Viticultors, Priorat, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 26-01-2024
These are two new wines from Alicia i Josep Viticultors, a couple who started producing wines from a plot they purchased in the village of Porrera in Priorat... more »
The “balsamics”
by Miquel Hudin | 24-01-2024 ~ 8 Comments
So many tasting notes that accompany wines (especially on the back labels) are simply laughable. Somehow it’s believed that, “Fresh, but strong”, “Forward and yet reserved”, or “Very... more »
Ptujska Klet – Muškatni Silvanec 1921
by Miquel Hudin | 22-01-2024
I looked up from scrolling about Google Maps’ coverage of Eastern Slovenia and said, “Really, there’s a town called, ‘Ptuj’?” “I mean, in Roman times, it was Poetovium,... more »
Cavas, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 19-01-2024
Here we have a series of DO Cava wines that didn’t make it into the main sparkling wine report at the end of 2023 as they arrived after... more »
Six Reserva wines to know from DOC Rioja
by Miquel Hudin | 17-01-2024
For me, the Reserva category is one of the more curious components to the wines of DOC Rioja. I was in fact so curious about that I dedicated... more »
The Catalan Vi Novell wines of 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 15-01-2024
The best part about vi novell in Catalunya is the fact that it’s a wine which is ready to drink, right now. I know this because the group... more »
Sierra de Toloño – Rosado 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 12-01-2024
The news in booze as of late, isn’t terribly good from most point of views. I say “most” as it depends upon which side of the aisle you’re... more »
Clos Erasmus: First taste of 2021, retasting 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2024
For the 2022 Priorat report, I tasted the Clos Erasmus 2020 which had just been bottled about three weeks previous. This usually isn’t too much of an issue... more »
La cuesta de enero 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 08-01-2024
Or mortal coils shed off yet another year and with it, la cuesta de enero descends upon us. While literally meaning, "the slope of January" it's more aptly... more »
Bodegas Alvia Gran Reservas, Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 21-12-2023
Bodegas Alvia I got to know quite well when researching the previous Rioja Garnacha report as well as the Tempranillo Blanco report as they work with both of... more »