Articles
An update on the Wines for Ukraine charity auction
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2022
First of all, let me express my profound gratitude to everyone who bid in the Wines for Ukraine auction that took place earlier this month and raised 5,600€... more »
The wines of Faugères 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 20-04-2022
If you’re not living in France, Faugères may not be a region that immediately comes to mind. I say this as a massive 87% of their production doesn’t... more »
Catching up with Enric Soler’s latest Xarel·los
by Miquel Hudin | 18-04-2022
At the end of February I booked a morning to go check out what Enric Soler has been up to lately with his wines. Sometime back I’d visited... more »
The only pét-nat I ever loved
by Miquel Hudin | 14-04-2022
I don’t have the most glorious of histories with pétillant naturel aka “pét-nat”. In general, most of what I’ve had would be best described as, “rude”. Short in... more »
Two very different sides of DO Ribera del Duero
by Miquel Hudin | 08-04-2022
This is a short comparison of the wines from Abadía de San Quirce and Bodegas Veganzones. While both are located in DO Ribera del Duero, they illustrate just... more »
The wines from Tempranillo Blanco in Rioja 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 06-04-2022
While color mutations of grapes do happen from time to time, they’re not an everyday occurrence. Their existence is one thing but the real question is whether a... more »
Wine in Ukraine, an interview with GoodWine
by Miquel Hudin | 04-04-2022
As the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine continues, it’s important to remember that a lot is at stake in geopolitical terms but also in economic terms–both big... more »
Another piece of Priorat history: Fra Fulcó 2001
by Miquel Hudin | 30-03-2022
We continue to take a look at special wines available in the Ukraine Charity Wine Auction. Such as this very rare, 21 year-old Priorat wine that is indeed... more »
Ukraine meets Penedès
by Miquel Hudin | 28-03-2022
When Anna Zahorodnya was a teenager in Kostopil, Ukraine she had no idea how different her adult life would be. And who could, given that now in her... more »
Scala Dei and la Cartoixa 1974
by Miquel Hudin | 25-03-2022
Much praise is rightly given to the group of people who came to Priorat, Catalunya in the 1980s and saw not a remote wine region in serious decline,... more »