Articles
Tasting four decades
by Miquel Hudin | 21-01-2017
It’s a fun stunt to try and taste the decades of your life via bottles of wine. As one gets older, it becomes ever more difficult as the older wines get more scarce, somewhat giving... more »
The wine region appellations of Georgian wine
by Miquel Hudin | 16-01-2017
These first weeks of 2017 have been spent poring over various laws, rules, conference minutes, and other information to distill down into a readable form, the current appellations in the Republic of Georgia. This is... more »
A book review of “Southern Spirits”
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2017
“Southern Spirits: Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, with Recipes” is a lofty book in that the author, Robert F. Moss looks to take on the entire history of the American South... more »
A tale of two New Zealand Pinot Noirs
by Miquel Hudin | 08-01-2017
The wines of New Zealand are probably well-known via different ways depending upon where you are in the world. For instance, when living the US, everyone knew of the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, but few knew... more »
“Wine lies” are still lies
by Miquel Hudin | 03-01-2017
My plans for New Years were probably similar to those not terribly game for the evening which was to say, chilling with my dog and a bottle of Champagne from the “decent” range. But, at... more »
Finding the finesse in a ‘rancid wine’
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2017
It may impossible when gazing upon the crumbling slate and the rugged landscape, but in 1893 phylloxera arrived to the Catalan county of Priorat, starting in the village of Porrera. From there it spread rapidly... more »
Wine Predictions for 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 28-12-2016
This is of course that time of year when anyone writing in wine sets forth their grand predictions for this next trip around the sun. Yay! They can sometimes be interesting but, despite its slow... more »
Armenian wineries and wines
by Miquel Hudin | 21-12-2016
By way of giving a little background read this introduction to Armenian wines followed by the oldest wine cellar in the world, it will make a review of Armenia’s wine bars more cohesive. Of course... more »
Abadal 3.9 is the newest Vi de Finca
by Miquel Hudin | 19-12-2016 ~ 2 Comments
It has just been announced that Abadal's 3.9 is be the newest Vi de Finca in Catalonia as certified by INCAVI, the Catalan wine authority. This now brings the total to nine of these certified... more »
Why regulating “natural wine” is a very good thing
by Miquel Hudin | 15-12-2016
Recently, Suzanne Mustacich, contributing editor to Wine Spectator and author of “Thirsty Dragon” wrote a lengthy article that discusses how the French are working to define what “natural wine” is. It’s a noble pursuit which... more »