Articles
Not Tinto, Blanco. Tempranillo Blanco
by Miquel Hudin | 12-04-2019
1988 was nuts. There was the Iran-Contra Affair, the Eritrean War for Independence, the Nagorno-Karabakh War, a Kuwait Airways hijacking, an Iran Air flight shot down “accidentally” by the US, the Soviet Union launching its... more »
In The Glass: Bodegas Roda – Sela 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2018
I’ve been following the evolution of this Sela from Bodegas Roda for some time now and you can read up what I wrote about the 2013 and 2014 vintages. For anyone unfamiliar with the winery,... more »
In The Glass: Bodegas Roda – Sela 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 30-06-2017
I was quite excited to receive this recent sample as I’d tasted the Sela 2013 sometime back and found it to be not only a great wine, but also a great value. I’m not really... more »
Rare wines grapes of Rioja: Maturana Tinta & Mazuelo
by Miquel Hudin | 15-04-2017
It may seem like a tired trope to bang on the fact that most people, when hearing the regional name, “Rioja” think that all wines are made from Tempranillo, but it’s the most common word... more »
López de Heredia – Viña Tondonia Reserva 2004
by Miquel Hudin | 07-04-2017
I’ve spent this whole week in La Rioja, a name in Spanish wine that even the most casual of wine drinkers have usually heard of if nothing else. It’s been a trip that’s been a... more »
Bodegas Roda – Sela 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 01-12-2016
Rioja is a place that continuously confuses me. It’s easy to hate on it simply because there are so many cheap wines produced from under its DOC mark–that extra ‘C’ meaning Calidad or Quality. Unfortunately... more »
Tasting Rioja in Bodegas Lan
by Miquel Hudin | 07-12-2015
For many people, a bottle of Lan might be their first bottle of Rioja or even Spanish wine for that matter. This winery has done a tremendous job in getting solid distribution in a great... more »
The wines of Bodegas Hermanos Peciña
by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2015
I recently received a set of samples from Bodegas Hermanos Peciña located in the Alta region of Rioja. When confronted with Rioja wines I generally know what to expect (although this is indeed changing) in... more »
In The Glass: González Puras – Crianza 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 18-09-2015
It’s the case that I’ve been tasting a decent swath of wines from Rioja lately. This is mainly just to see what’s out there these days as in general, I stay quite uninformed as to... more »
Remelluri & Reserva 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 20-08-2015
While I generally focus on Catalan wines as I find them to be quite dynamic these days, I also try to review other regions of Spain and thus we arrive at Remelluri from Rioja. This... more »