Spanish Wines
Bodegas la Horra, Ribera del Duero, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 10-07-2024
Here we have a look at the current vintages from the well-known Bodegas la Horra in Ribera del Duero which I tasted in Haro, Rioja which researching the larger Rioja Report that’s arriving shortly. La... more »
Pinea, Ribera del Duero, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2024
Pinea is a relatively new project from Ribera del Duero that’s based in the northern part of the region, in Quintanamanvirgo, founded by childhood friends, Vicente Pliego and Hugo Del Pozzo. Via their various lines... more »
Hispano-Suizas, València, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 27-06-2024
This is a new tasting that picks up from the previous one of Hispano-Suizas in the València region. The main takeaway from this is how vintage-dependent their wines are as there were some large swings... more »
Rioja to continue with harvest reductions for 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 15-06-2024
For the 2024 harvest, the governing council of DOC Rioja has officially endorsed harvest yields for red grape varieties that are at 90% of what is allowed while white varieties remain the same. This shouldn't... more »
Gil Family Estates 2024
by Miquel Hudin | 12-06-2024
A name in Spanish wine that a great many people have encountered is that of Juan Gil, part of the Gil Family Estates. With their first wines bottled in 1916, they’ve long-been an established name... more »
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 »
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 »
Ribera del Duero: Dominio del Soto, Pagos d’Anguix
by Miquel Hudin | 08-05-2024
This is an interesting selection of wines from DO Ribera del Duero. First are the wines of Dominio del Soto. This is a winery owned by Northern Rhône biggie, M. Chapoutier. Because of the recent... more »
Bodega Laus 2023s, DO Somontano, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 18-04-2024
Here are the current releases for Bodegas Laus, a winery which I was first introduced to for the last DO Somontano report. While they have one aged, ‘Crianza’ wine, the main speciality of the winery... more »
Your Madrid caviste
by Miquel Hudin | 08-04-2024
In Spain, the caviste doesn’t seem nearly as important as it does in France where the concept of a wine shop owner is much more central to life. After all, if shopping for wine, it... more »