Articles
At Rainbow’s End
by Miquel Hudin | 10-11-2011
When choosing a name such as Rainbow's End for a winery, you should probably make sure that the locale lives up to it. Naturally, this is the case for the Malan family whose winery really... more »
The wines of Brkić
by Miquel Hudin | 08-11-2011
It's often the case these days that many wineries in smaller European regions work to produce "international style" wines in that they're usually heavily oaked, high alcohol, and lacking much in the way of character.... more »
In The Glass: Owen Roe Sinister Hand 2010
by Miquel Hudin | 07-11-2011
This tasty little nugget was one of the wines we picked up on our Willamette Valley trip. A blend of 71% Grenache, 24% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre all grown in the Columbia Valley it has a... more »
The story of M’Hudi winery
by Miquel Hudin | 03-11-2011
The story of M'Hudi is that of a Setswana woman who was displaced by the invasion of the Zulu. Living in the bush, she met a man also separated from his people who she saved... more »
Wine’s bitter finish
by Miquel Hudin | 02-11-2011
One of winemaking's ugly dark sides is how little is paid to the non-winemaker labor. You see it in California wineries with Mexicans, Croatian wineries with Bosnians, and as has been pointed out a bit... more »
Pošip Čara
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2011
When driving from East to West on Korčula, it's quite easy to nearly miss Čara. A small, pleasant village of less than 600 people in the middle of the island, most don't realize that if... more »
Kosovo wines getting seen
by Miquel Hudin | 31-10-2011
So, it appears that either Stone Castle winery in Kosovo sponsored a press tour or a few journalists have managed to find their way down to Kosovo and taste the wines that they're producing there... more »
Giovanni Rosso tasting with the winemaker
by Miquel Hudin | 28-10-2011
It's pretty much a guarantee that whatever winery Biondivino chooses to host for a tasting, the offer will be great. And such was the case with David Rosso of Giovanni Ross pouring a few bottles... more »
Simply Italian tasting in San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 27-10-2011
Yesterday, was a large-scale tasting called Simply Italian. These types of tastings are a mixed blessing as they give people in the "industry" the chance to taste a broad range of wines; many of which... more »
Banhoek Valley’s Zorgvielt
by Miquel Hudin | 26-10-2011
The feeling often comes over you when visiting wineries around Cape Town that as you drift from one to another, they're all in some form of competition to be established in the most incredible settings... more »