Articles
2020, the gift that keeps on giving
by Miquel Hudin | 11-06-2020
Starting in March it became readily apparent that 2020 was going to be a real slog for wine. When restaurants, bars, and hotels are closed due to a... more »
Understanding the Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010-2017 vintages via Domaine la Barroche
by Miquel Hudin | 09-06-2020
I seem to have a knack in catching Julien Barrot of Domaine la Barroche at awkward moments whenever I’m in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. When I first profiled their cellar, I... more »
Xarel·lo: A modern rockstar
by Miquel Hudin | 05-06-2020
Xarel·lo is the only grape in the world spelled with a (·) or punt volat, something of a thumb to the nose of “the man”. Then it, proudly... more »
Don’t come around here no more
by Miquel Hudin | 04-06-2020
It was amazing to see so much work put into such a campaign in Priorat. It was after all shared widely across social media. Our village notice systems... more »
In The Glass: AA Badenhorst – Family Blend Red 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 01-06-2020
When interviewing a winemaker in Stellenbosch he told me, “You should head north. That’s where it’s all happening.” By “north” he meant, Swartland, the region around Malmesbury about... more »
DO Cava drops harvest maximums by 17% for 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2020
The regulatory board of DO Cava has announced that for the 2020 harvest, maximum yields per hectare will be dropped from 12,000 to 10,000 which is a reduction... more »
The wines of DO Montsant in 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 28-05-2020
Someone possessing a mild gift of foresight would have bought stock in the company, Zoom at the beginning of last December. Someone of even greater foresight would have... more »
“Over the Rainbow”, a very choice Covid-19 charity pack from DO Cariñena
by Miquel Hudin | 25-05-2020
The town of Cariñena is quite literally at a crossroads. About a half hour southwest of Zaragoza in the Spanish region of Aragón, it sits on a rather... more »
Wine Advocate pisses off DO Ribeira Sacra
by Miquel Hudin | 21-05-2020
On May 16th, the Denomination of Origin (DO) for Ribeira Sacra in Spain’s Galicia region took the rather atypical step of denouncing a recent report about the wines... more »
Mister Joly & Me
by Miquel Hudin | 18-05-2020
Nicolas Joly gains admiration and/or scorn from vast and disparate sources. Since at least the 7th edition (and probably previous to that) in the hefty reference tome, the... more »