Viña Salceda, Rioja, Spain

by Miquel Hudin | 18-11-2025

Here are two of the top cuvées from the Viña Salceda winery which is owned by Perelada-Chivite. It’s been an interesting evolution to watch as they started with the basic wines, namely a Blanca and... more »

The wines of Jerez & Sherry 2025

by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2025

The last time my feet set foot on the powdery albariza soils of the Sherry lands was a decade ago. Despite this lengthy amount of time, when I paid a visit to the classic winery... more »

Vetus – Celsus 2023

by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2025

“I don’t drink a lotta Toro” sounds like the opening line to a film about people with little direction in their life. It would most likely star Paul Giamatti and/or Steve Buscemi with a supporting... more »

The Decántalo buyout of Bodeboca

by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2025

The recent purchase of Bodeboca by Decántalo is an interesting example of wine’s fortunes at the moment. While founded independently, both of these online wine stores saw external investment in the form of drinks juggernaut,... more »

DOC Rioja 2025: Lower alcohol & harvest yields

by Miquel Hudin | 29-08-2025

Heading into the 2025 harvest, there have been a number of significant changes for Spain’s DOC Rioja. As was mentioned in the annual Rioja report, the last few years have seen the region very much... more »

Torralbenc, Menorca

by Miquel Hudin | 13-08-2025

When it comes to the Balearic Islands, I feel that Mallorca gets most of the press, but there are some fine wines coming out of the other islands, such as this rosé from Torralbenc. I... more »

Hispano Suizas, València, Spain

by Miquel Hudin | 12-08-2025

Here we are having an updated tasting at the wines from Hispano Suizas. For previous reference have a look at the tasting last year as well. The line up remains largely the same but with... more »

Sierra de Toloño – Camino de Santa Cruz 2021

by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2025

Despite how round the Tempranillo grape is, it’s amazing how much it can suffer from being ‘double-edged’. It’s a grape capable of producing dump loads of cheap and cheerful red wines which, the DOC Rioja... more »

Why is Priorat so expensive?

by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2025 ~ 2 Comments

With the release of the most-recent Priorat Report, it's worth taking a look at one of the most-asked questions about the wines of DOQ Priorat which is, "What are they so expensive?" There are many... more »

Viña Vilano, Ribera del Duero, Spain

by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2025

Having reviewed them previously, it’s time for a new look at the wines of Viña Vilano in Ribera del Duero. This selection is rather interesting as while the winery is from 1957 and one of... more »