Articles
The Cava cometh: Vilarnau Gran Reserva 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 03-10-2018
The drift from summer into the cooler, breathier vectors comprising fall is made ever so obvious by the sudden rise of sparkling wine promotion. Gearing people up for the winter holidays means getting the word... more »
The sale of Stony Hill, a unique corner of Napa Valley
by Miquel Hudin | 30-08-2018
Sales of wineries are the jet fuel for the wine news that let’s them drop their news bombs and if there’s one specific type of sale more fuel-y than others, it’s a small winery in... more »
Wines to see the summer out
by Miquel Hudin | 17-08-2018
The second half of August in Spain forms a downhill sprint to September/reality. Everyone is tanned, well swam and well, kinda “over” the whole beach thing at this point. Many just want to chill, usually... more »
Value a go-go: Lidl Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2018
I don’t frequent the Lidl wine selection as much as I used to. It’s not as tight as it is in the UK and seems to have cozied up to the fact that Spaniards largely... more »
Drouhin Vaudon – Chablis 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 06-03-2018
Instagram is weirder than the weather. Sometimes you put up a photo of what you think if one of the most dramatic landscapes you’ve ever seen but it gets nearly no reaction. Then, you put... more »
A Judgment of Paris-y kind of tasting
by Miquel Hudin | 26-02-2018
The “Judgment of Paris” is one of those things that anyone the least bit tinged with wine will most likely never let go of. Big events in wine are often only big to wine people,... more »
Tasting the latest of Vins de Pedra
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2017
It was back in 2012 that I witnessed the first breaths of Vins de Pedra. During a spring visit to La Vinyeta and chatting with owner, Josep Serra, it was impossible to miss a new... more »
A further tasting of Bodega Otazu
by Miquel Hudin | 10-10-2017
When the mega top-end “Vitral” by Bodega Otazu was announced earlier this year, I wrote a critique of the overall approach of creating what is for all purposed a “cult wine”, one which is created... more »
An update on Israeli wines
by Miquel Hudin | 30-08-2017
It’s something of an interesting time for the wines of Israeli as a number of the very quality-conscious producers are digging into that third dimension of wine, “terroir”. They’re working to further flesh out and... more »
Alta Alella’s Parvus
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2017
I’ve been a fan of what Alta Alella has been doing for some time. In case you don’t believe me, have a look. To a large extent, they’ve been striving a great deal to drive... more »