Articles
Sweetness: Alta Alella – Blanc de Neu 2016 & Mataró 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 23-01-2019
Dessert wines are decidedly not sexy in this day and age. A right pity that is given they definitely have their place in a meal to cleanse and... more »
A book review of “Wine Folly: Magnum edition”
by Miquel Hudin | 21-01-2019
In the later part of 2018, a new printing of the Wine Folly series by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack came to market but instead of being the... more »
The Morenillo grape (finally) gets official permission
by Miquel Hudin | 17-01-2019
Morenillo won’t pop to the top of anyone’s list of go-to grape varieties. After all, it isn’t in the Wine Grapes book and so for most people, it... more »
Mas Doix goes Blanc
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2019
It’s no secret that I love the wines produced in DOQ Priorat to no end. But, there are good producers and then there are those who reach that... more »
How that “wine influencer” might well be a fraud
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2019 ~ 12 Comments
"Influencer" is a word many of us will have heard of at this point even if not in marketing circles where it's the current brass ring in terms... more »
Tasting the finest wines of València & Spain’s Levant
by Miquel Hudin | 04-01-2019
This past New Year’s Eve found me in València, hired on as the “wine expert” for a group that had flown down for the UK to say goodbye... more »
Wine Predictions for 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 01-01-2019
In these illustrious times of silly-haired men holding sway over the misdirection of the world, predictions of any kind are slightly less useful than horse sweat. But, as... more »
Best Catalan wine of 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 27-12-2018
“So, what’s the best wine in _____?” This question in slightly varying forms is one I’m asked often. I have to admit that while I appreciate people thinking... more »
The 2018 Wine Predictions in review
by Miquel Hudin | 26-12-2018
We arrive to that time of year for everyone’s predictions in the wine industry about the year to come. I’ll join in that bluster parade shortly but unlike... more »
A question of design: Casa Mariol Syrah
by Miquel Hudin | 19-12-2018
A wine importer in the US once commented to me about the labels on Spanish wines: “The great thing here is that I either love them or hate... more »