Catalan Wines
The wines of DO Terra Alta 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 07-10-2024
Given that DO Terra Alta can have a completely different climate in some years than the rest of Catalunya (or even Northern Spain), it was very much time to build upon the previous report and... more »
The wines of DOQ Priorat & DO Montsant 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 16-09-2024
It’s fitting to be releasing this report on what is the official fifth anniversary of Hudin.com given that it’s these two regions of DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant that formed the foundation upon which to... more »
The Priorat bottle
by Miquel Hudin | 12-09-2024
For anyone normal, it probably isn’t readily apparent, but over the last five years, there’s been large-scale change as to how the wines of Priorat are presented in that the Burgundy/Rhône bottle has asserted itself... more »
The wines of Valdeorras 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 05-09-2024
Given Spain’s massive (yet often late) train system, there is little of the country that’s unreachable. There are of course many different definitions of “reachable” such as Madrid where seemingly every train passes or then,... more »
The wines of Cairanne 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 09-08-2024
Despite one’s best planning in the world of wine, things often happen due to nothing more than random chance. This is how we arrive to a new report for AOC Cairanne and its accompanying Tasting... more »
The wines of DO Bierzo 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2024
It had been some time since my previous DO Bierzo report, so it was a prime moment to take another lengthy look at the region this past May which has resulted in the Tasting Report... more »
The wines of DOC Rioja 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2024
My annual visit to Rioja constantly nudges at me from the corners of my mind throughout the year. A large mountain on the horizon that always leaves me wondering how on earth I’m ever going... more »
Cain and persistence through ashes
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2024
I was seeing my family for Christmas in 2021, but I was also seeing the harsh realities of making wine in California in these modern times. A light rain misted the road as I arrived... more »
The official release of the Gigondas white wines
by Miquel Hudin | 08-07-2024
If there was ever an all-encompassing case of “Good things come to those who wait”, then it would be the Southern Rhône appellation of Gigondas finally being approved to produce white wines in September of... more »
The wines of Moldova 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 18-06-2024
Moldova has for some time been a “country of interest” for me. I can’t exactly tell you why, but I suppose it’s due to my having absolutely zero hardcoded ideas about it nor its wines... more »