Greek Wines
Dalamára – Kapnistos 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 02-10-2024
It goes without saying that some days are just bad days, but for those days, thankfully there’s Assyrtiko. Much like a Dirty Martini on a muggy day, Assyrtiko just changes the energy in the room.... more »
Terroir al Límit – Pedra de Guix 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2024
It’s as much a daunting challenge as it is a pure joy when I begin to taste the wines for the annual DOQ Priorat report. It isn’t the volume that seems a bit overwhelming as... more »
Famille Perrin – Domaine du Clos de Tourelles – 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 25-06-2024
When working on the Gigondas Report I discovered that the region, as is usually the case, has a great deal more to offer than what one might originally see. I think the reason for this... more »
Familia Torres – Grans Muralles 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 10-06-2024
There’s strength in diversity and don’t let some wayward soul tell you otherwise. The Torres family knows this better than anyone as for something like three decades now, they’ve been working to recuperate lost varieties... more »
Estévez – Versos de Valtuille – La Vitoriana 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 27-05-2024
It’s amazing how what we perceive as fixed, is never actually set in stone. You change even one piece of a greater entity and it’s just “different” even if it’s still “good”. Case in point,... more »
Herència Altés – La Serra Blanc 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 24-04-2024
People are often of the opinion that the concept of assigning a score to a wine is at best a parlor trick and at worst, utter bullshit. How can something that’s supposed to be “alive”... more »
Ridge Buchignani Ranch Carignane 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 05-04-2024
I don’t understand why Carignan is so polemic. Anyone who’s a regular reader of this site knows that I’m a huge fan of the variety as shown with the large Carignan tasting I did awhile... more »
Bodegas Ausàs – Interpretación 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 04-03-2024
Reverse psychology can be a bitch when selling a wine. I say this as I have to assume that the following quote from a recent article reviewing wines from Ribera del Duero was attempting such... more »
Res Fortes – Merlot Madness 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 15-02-2024
I was recently up in the Roussillon region to research a new report on one of my most favorite regions outside of Spain, although ‘Catalunya Nord’ is only technically not Spain due to historical treaty-isms.... more »
Domaine Manciat-Poncet – Mâcon-Bussières Rouge 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 05-02-2024
The big news in wine is that apparently less people are drinking it. This is indeed, Big News because in a normal year, the Big News would be about the fact that Burgundy producers have... more »