Articles
The wines of Northen Israel: Galilee & Golan Heights
by Miquel Hudin | 06-04-2014 ~ 2 Comments
The general perception of Israel in most people's mind is how it looks in the Negev Desert, but the reality is that a good deal more of it looks like the northern reaches of Galilee... more »
In to the belly of Israeli wine: Judean Hills, Samson, & Shomron
by Miquel Hudin | 02-04-2014
In starting, it's important to note that definitive wine regions in Israel are something of an abstract idea, especially as there is an insane wealth of history behind them and their shifting borders over the... more »
An introduction to Israeli wine
by Miquel Hudin | 30-03-2014 ~ 5 Comments
It's no secret that wine is made in Israeli. In fact, it's been going on for thousands of years, but if you were to ask most wine writers about it, they would likely scoff at... more »
Vinisud 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 11-03-2014
At the beginning of February a friend of mine asked me if I was going to Vinisud in Montpellier, France this year. I told him that I hadn't honestly thought about it. After seeing that... more »
In search of that almighty wine app
by Miquel Hudin | 05-03-2014
We are some ungodly amount of years in to the App Epoch of Civilization and as of yet, I've not been able to find the almighty "wine app" that doesn't bug the crap out of... more »
Vi Ranci finally gets its due
by Editorial | 01-03-2014
Vi Ranci is often avoided by people. We suppose it has to do with the name which directly translates from Catalan as "rancid wine". Admittedly that's not too appealing and sounds downright repulsive. The taste... more »
One very old Iberian wine cellar
by Miquel Hudin | 23-02-2014 ~ 1 Comment
For those who might have seen or remembered it, there was a great line from the 1980s TV series ALF which was, "You crawl under houses, you hear things." The same can be said in... more »
Far flung Mas de les Vinyes
by Miquel Hudin | 16-02-2014
It's often the case when working on a new book (as we are currently for Montsant) that you come across a winery that is incredibly surprising. It doesn't always happen, but when it does it... more »
Of brothers Coca i Fitó
by Miquel Hudin | 27-01-2014 ~ 1 Comment
When talking about the power family duo of Toni & Miquel, it's best to quote a bit from our forthcoming DO Montsant guide: Growing up in the Catalan wine heartland of Alt Penedès, it's amazing... more »
In The Glass: Pago Diana Téria 2007
by Miquel Hudin | 15-01-2014
In Empordà--well not exactly Empordà as it actually crosses in to Gironès as well--there is a winery called, Pago Diana. Not part of the DO Empordà due to geographic situation as well as grape choices,... more »