Articles
Food Through Wine: Bar Cortijo, Tarragona, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 20-09-2023
A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine. Tarragona is something of a strange city. It’s not small as it’s the second largest city in... more »
The wines of Štajerska, Slovenija 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 18-09-2023
It was early March, the morning hours still small, and I couldn’t sleep. Jetlag had something to do with this as I’d landed in Munich just a few... more »
Top Shelf: Crvik – Lorko
by Miquel Hudin | 11-09-2023
A series simply looking at the best of the best in wine. When I visited Petar Crvik in his family winery at the bottom of Dalmacija for the... more »
And pop goes the Priorat
by Miquel Hudin | 08-09-2023
The evening of the 19th of August was a Saturday and wasn’t cool by any means. The summer heat still crinkled and surrounded with an unpleasant touch on... more »
A book review of, “Eastern Promise”
by Miquel Hudin | 06-09-2023
Over the summer arrived the fourth installment of the pseudonymous Peter Stafford-Bow’s Felix Hart series called, “Eastern Promise“. If you don’t know these books, I suggest to go... more »
The wines of DOC Rioja 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 05-09-2023
Approaching a tasting of Rioja is a good deal like venturing into an ancient city for me. There is a vastness to the place and a great wealth... more »
Vinovalie Sans Culotte Blanc 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 01-09-2023
I won’t lie, there’s an excitement for me in discovering new wines and it’s why the core of this site is to “be wine curious.” I do realize... more »
A review of “Un vin dans les voiles”
by Miquel Hudin | 30-08-2023
Documentaries in the wine world can be something of a tough order. Wine is, by its nature, rather boring to watch on a screen and infinitely more fun... more »
Château d’Arche, Bordeaux, France
by Miquel Hudin | 28-08-2023
Bordeaux can be tricky to wrap one’s head around which is why it’s wonderful when you receive wines to taste that are simply very good and happen to... more »
About that cork taint
by Miquel Hudin | 14-08-2023 ~ 6 Comments
In a recent article by Sean P. Sullivan he made mention that the unfortunate chemical compound, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (AKA TCA or colloquially, 'cork taint') is in theory, on the... more »