Tasting Bench
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 »
Cava Rovellats, Penedès, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 31-01-2025
The winery of Rovellats has an extensive enotourism offer which is how I actually first came into contact with them about 10 years ago via a very weird situation of having to fill in on... more »
Penedès sparkling wines
by Miquel Hudin | 17-12-2024
These are a couple of fine sparkling wines from the Penedès region of Catalunya with one being a surprise and the other, not. First, the non-surprise which is the Gran Torelló from Torelló within the... more »
Pazo de la Cuesta, Ribeira Sacra
by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2024
Here’s a look at the line of wines currently available from Pazo de la Cuesta. This is a very old estate in the Ribeira Sacra region of Galicia, Spain that traces its founding back to... more »
Southern French Selections
by Miquel Hudin | 06-12-2024
Following are a few recent wines from the South of France that have been tasted. The Citius wines from Château Gasqui were quite reliable in delivering a fine balance of flavor and crispness. The white... more »