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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 »
Food Through Wine: Tastavin, Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 16-07-2025
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. There are for me two types of people that eat in Logroño, the capital of Spain’s Rioja wine region. You... more »
Bodegas la Horra, Ribera del Duero
by Miquel Hudin | 07-07-2025
Bodegas la Horra doesn’t need much introduction, but a fine piece of recent news is that they’re just inaugurated their new winery. The overall project however, was founded in 2009 by the owners of Roda... more »
The wines of Rioja 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 30-06-2025
For those who don’t often coordinate large wine tastings in a region, you are sane. Thus, I will let you in on one key aspect as to how they usually come about and that’s to... more »
Les Freses, Alicante, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 17-06-2025
This is an interesting project by way of Alicante called, Les Freses in a small area call, Jesús Pobre. Located next to the Montgó mountain, they’re in the far northern reaches of the DO. I... more »