Articles
A book review of, “Madeira: The islands and their wines”
by Miquel Hudin | 14-07-2025
I knew the Madeira would be pretty, but I wasn’t prepared as to just how much which I visited earlier this year. Every corner of my eye was... more »
Organic fully arrives for Penedès
by Miquel Hudin | 10-07-2025
“Any vacation requests from the 11th of August onward are being denied.” Such was the ominous beginning to an interview with a winery owner in DO Terra Alta... more »
Bodegas la Horra, Ribera del Duero
by Miquel Hudin | 07-07-2025
Bodegas la Horra doesn’t need much introduction, but a fine piece of recent news is that they’re just inaugurated their new winery. The overall project however, was founded... more »
Artemis Karamolegos – Nykteri 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2025
In an older season of The Simpsons, we learned about Homer’s past fame in a barbershop quartet. When first starting up and coming up with a name the... more »
The wines of Rioja 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 30-06-2025
For those who don’t often coordinate large wine tastings in a region, you are sane. Thus, I will let you in on one key aspect as to how... more »
At the steps of Saint Paul
by Miquel Hudin | 24-06-2025
I may not be particularly religious, but I believe in peaches and in Penedès, my beliefs are strong. If a partaker of the fermented grape, then the name... more »
Talking about “Great Greek Wines” 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 19-06-2025
I was fortunate to attend a tasting in April led by Yiannis Karakasis which looked at a sample from the Great Greek Wines competition that he founded. It... more »
Les Freses, Alicante, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 17-06-2025
This is an interesting project by way of Alicante called, Les Freses in a small area call, Jesús Pobre. Located next to the Montgó mountain, they’re in the... more »
Why Collioure-Banyuls left the Roussillon CIVR
by Miquel Hudin | 10-06-2025
The Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Roussillon (CIVR) is the body charged with the overall regulation and promotion of the wines from Roussillon in Southern France; a region... more »
The wines of Collioure-Banyuls 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 05-06-2025
For several years now, I’ve been compiling reports on the Roussillon region of Southern France. When tasting through the samples at the CIVR (the local regulatory and promotion... more »