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The wines of Alicante 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2024
Alicante came to be as a DO in the 1930s, but it wasn’t given a full regulatory council until 1957 as was the case for all the DOs in Valencia for some reason. But, much... more »
Top Shelf: Montecillo Viña Monty 1964
by Miquel Hudin | 20-05-2024
It’s either hard to remember or we simply don’t want to, but there was this blurry, foul period in time wherein we were tasting wine and talking to people through our laptop and mobile screens.... more »
The wines of Gigondas 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2024
Earlier this year I was planning out my spring reporting trips which included a lengthy stay in the South of France. As I told a colleague about my plan and that I was intending to... more »
A taste of Northern Rhône 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 06-05-2024
Several years ago, I was attending the press dinner for the Grands Jours de Bourgogne and somehow ended up seated next to a high-level director for one of the largest negociants in Burgundy. I would... more »
The wines of Penedès 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 30-04-2024
I recently caught up with the wines of the Penedès region via a tasting focused upon the “native/traditional” varieties of the region which is out today and features more than 100 wines. Penedès is and... more »
A taste of Beaujolais
by Miquel Hudin | 16-04-2024
With the Jura Tasting, it was important to look at how they’re making wines that are something of a Burgundy+. By that I mean there’s something similar to Burgundy, but they go into what is... more »
The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 11-04-2024
A lot of water has passed under the collective bridges of life since my previous Châteauneuf-du-Pape report. As I arrived there in 2022, mere days after Russia invaded Ukraine, it was easily the most distracted... more »
A taste of Jura
by Miquel Hudin | 03-04-2024
The wines of Jura are probably some of the easiest in the wine world to understand… if you happen to work in the wine world. I fully admit to being quite fascinated with them as... more »
The wines of Croatia 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 20-03-2024
Personally, it’s a point of pride for me to say that my history with Croatian wines goes back some two decades now. There were my first tastes of the Dalmatian red variety, Plavac Mali at... more »
The wines of Roussillon 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 29-02-2024
When planning research trips for this year, I was quite surprised to find that the last full review of Roussillon wines was all the way back in 2021. I say “surprised” as I’m in contact... more »