Articles
DOQ Priorat prepares to approve new varieties
by Miquel Hudin | 28-01-2021
News in the grape variety department this week revolved around the final approval given by the French INAO regulatory body approving six new varieties for use in Bordeaux. This has come about due to a... more »
Anna Espelt on “Anna Espelt”
by Miquel Hudin | 09-12-2019
The Espelt winery sits just outside the village of Vilajuïga, Empordà (Catalunya) and it honestly hasn’t changed a great deal on the outside over the last seven or even 10 years. A large, purpose-built concrete... more »
Sicus, when wine is made in the vineyard
by Miquel Hudin | 12-07-2019
Driving forty five minutes covers a lot of ground in the wine world. It affords a 41km view of the entire Côte d’Or in Burgundy. Similarly, it will see you go from the top to... more »
In the Glass: AA Badenhorst – Secateurs Red Blend 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 21-02-2019
I try to live a life as free from regret as possible and overall, I think I do a pretty decent job of keeping my “regret debt” within decent margins. There are however two regrets... more »
Sweetness: Alta Alella – Blanc de Neu 2016 & Mataró 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 23-01-2019
Dessert wines are decidedly not sexy in this day and age. A right pity that is given they definitely have their place in a meal to cleanse and close the palate at the end and... more »
Tasting the finest wines of València & Spain’s Levant
by Miquel Hudin | 04-01-2019
This past New Year’s Eve found me in València, hired on as the “wine expert” for a group that had flown down for the UK to say goodbye to 2018 and take on the mantle... more »
That age-old Spanish mixaroo type thing: Crittenden – Los Hermanos Homenaje 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 25-08-2018
I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s fitting to mention it here: Wine Folly is dangerous. And no, I don’t mean that in a catchy Kenny Loggins, “Danger Zone” way, but in a bad information is... more »
Cara Nord – Trepat 2016 & Negre 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 30-10-2017
I’ve enjoyed seeing the continued evolution of the Cara Nord project which is led by two heads of Catalan cellars, Tomàs Cuisiné and Xavi Cepero and then American importer, Eric Solomon. While they make one... more »
Tasting the tops of Torres
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2016
For the August issue of Decanter (which will be out at the beginning of July) I wrote up a profile about Miguel Torres Jr. who, since 2012 has been the General Director of the Torres... more »
AOC Lirac: Wine worth crossing the river for
by Miquel Hudin | 09-04-2016
AOC Lirac isn’t a name that rolls off most wine drinkers’ tongues when talking about the Southern Rhône Valley. Honestly, it wasn’t one that rolled off mine either given that most people talk about Châteauneuf... more »