Tasting Bench
Urbanihof, Wagram, Austria
by Miquel Hudin | 01-08-2025
It’s something of a mindblowing experience to taste two wines from a winery that are so diametrically opposed to one another as was the case with these from Ubanihof in the Wagram region of Austria.... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Château Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2025
Château Musar is no stranger here and for good reason as they’re essentially the epitome of fine wine from Lebanon and they’ve a very unique style all their own. They’re able to blend Bordeaux and... more »
Same River Twice, Southern France
by Miquel Hudin | 23-05-2025
Shortly after completing the Domaine des Crêts coverage, I was contacted by James Dunstan of Same River Twice to taste what they’re producing in the general Ventoux region of Southern Rhône. After a lengthy wine... more »
Perelada’s ‘Cinc Capes’
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2025
The wines below were tasted as one of the many excellent presentations during the 1st Mediterranean Wine Symposium. Leading the tasting was Delfí Sanahuja, the head of winemaking for Perelada the winery who also happened... more »
Škegro & Milas, Herzegovina
by Miquel Hudin | 24-03-2025
The following wines were tasted as part of a showcase dinner during a week in Croatia for a future report on those wines. These two wineries from the village of Ljubuški, Škegro & Milas presented... more »
Domaine des Crêts, Mâcon, Burgundy
by Miquel Hudin | 20-03-2025
Curiously, when I started to taste the wines of Domaine de Piéblanc in Gigondas last week, I was initially asked if I’d be interested in tasting some wines from Burgundy? Specifically what was being offered... more »
Stobi, North Macedonia
by Miquel Hudin | 12-03-2025
These wines were tasted during the Wine Vision fair in Belgrade, Serbia. For those who may not know of this winery, Stobi is one of the biggest and more commercially important wineries in North Macedonia.... more »