Articles
A visit to Vine Hill Ranch
by Miquel Hudin | 21-01-2022
When talking about vineyards in Napa Valley, inevitably one name will always come up: To-Kalon. Known for being the source of many sought-after wines and more infamously for being the source of protracted legal battles... more »
In Cain I Trust
by Miquel Hudin | 17-06-2019
When writing about wine, everything digital is your best friend–right after a spittoon. A lightweight laptop, or in a pinch, the mobile, armed with either Google Keep for quick notes or Excel for longer tastings... more »
Continuum: How the Mondavis pressed on
by Miquel Hudin | 14-05-2018
One of the grandest of sagas that took place in Napa Valley during the 20th century was the split between the original Mondavi brothers of Robert and Peter. Many a wine drinker will know the... more »
Seeing the Napa Valley of now
by Miquel Hudin | 26-03-2018 ~ 2 Comments
This past February, the impossible happened: I actually slept in Napa Valley. In fact, I slept seven nights and passed an entire week within the confines of these world-famous vineyards bracketed by the Mayacamas and... 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 »
Napa’s newest wine bar, Compline, opens
by Miquel Hudin | 02-10-2017
It’s something like 15 years now since I was working full time for a Napa Valley winery and back then, I was lucky enough to based in San Francisco for most my work. I say... more »
The last freakin’ article on the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris
by Miquel Hudin | 12-07-2016
For anyone who follows wine news (and let’s be honest, that’s not a terribly large chunk of humanity) you’ll have seen countless articles about the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, the seminal wine... more »
Restoring Inglenook
by Miquel Hudin | 30-04-2012
In what has become something of a rarity, the San Francisco Chronicle published a very lengthy, in depth, and well-written article about Francis Ford Coppola's restoration of the Inglenook winery. While I've always liked Jon... more »
The holiday bubble question
by Miquel Hudin | 28-12-2011
Based upon the history of Champagne, one could argue that it is nothing more than the result of red wine attempting to be produced in the wrong climate and now drank because everyone wants to... more »
Catalan wine pioneer takes on Gobal Warming
by Miquel Hudin | 22-12-2011
The Wall Street Journal's Will Lyons published a short, but great interview with Miguel A. Torres the president and managing director of Bodega Torres. For those who aren't familiar with it, this a Catalan winery... more »