Articles
Maturana Buena, Maturana Mala
by Miquel Hudin | 13-02-2023
Tracking down the relationships of vitis vinifera varieties which comprise the grapes from which our wines are made is no easy task. Back in 2012, the book Wine... more »
Château Musar – Rouge 2002
by Miquel Hudin | 10-02-2023
It is a strange fact of life that there always seems to be a bottle of Château Musar in the cellar. I’m never fully sure from whence they... more »
Heretat Laverna, Penedès, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 08-02-2023
Heretat Laverna is working in the Penedès region and producing all their wines organically as is inline with the region as a whole. These wines are from local/traditional... more »
From the Tasting Bench
by Miquel Hudin |
The fact that things in life can’t always be placed into a specific box applies as much to wine as anything else. I mention this as today sees... more »
A splash of Malvasija Dubrovačka in Konavle
by Miquel Hudin | 07-02-2023
How grape varieties arrived to where they are in the world is always a point of fascination for me and it’s what piqued my curiosity about Malvasia de... more »
Spanish wine in numbers
by Miquel Hudin | 03-02-2023
When writing about why the wines of Spain have lacked fame, I made mention that for 2021, Spain produced the second-largest amount of wine in the world of... more »
The wines of Terrasses du Larzac 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 31-01-2023
I’ve wanted to do a full, region-wide tasting of the Terrasses du Larzac appellation in the Languedoc region of Southern France for quite some time. Officially approved only... more »
Terrasses du Larzac without the appellation
by Miquel Hudin |
Given Languedoc’s size and lack of truly finite appellations, it’s curious how many wineries will use various levels of classification to place their wines as they have the... more »
Alicia i Josep Viticultors: Tentiber – Vi de Paratge 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 26-01-2023
I was recently asked by a colleague, “Do you ever get tired of drinking Priorat wines?” My face must have gone some form of a ghastly confusion as... more »
The leopard’s spots of Reserva de la Tierra
by Miquel Hudin | 25-01-2023
It was back in October of 2021 when the story broke about massive fraud having been allegedly perpetrated by Spanish company, Reserva de la Tierra which is based... more »