Articles
Transparency, in wine certification
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2020 ~ 2 Comments
I moved to Berkeley, California to complete a degree in English Literature at the University of California. Coming from a podunk town in the interior of California where... more »
Recaredo Enoteca Reserva Particular 2004. Full Stop.
by Miquel Hudin | 16-11-2020
Recaredo has always played something of a long game when it comes to their wines. Even their most “basic” wine, the Terrers sees 32 months of aging, putting... more »
Sant Martí, birth to new wine & death to pigs
by Miquel Hudin | 13-11-2020
The day of Saint Martin of Tours is November 11th and it doesn’t go unnoticed in Spain. Across the whole country and especially in Catalunya, it’s touted as... more »
Taking stock of bottle-aged Sherry
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2020
Despite the great quantity of books on Sherry these days (such as this one), it seems that we’re still lacking one which debunks all the misinformation, misconceptions, and... more »
DOQ Priorat’s new “grower” classification
by Miquel Hudin | 09-11-2020
In any given wine region there’s usually a little bit of everything when it comes to who is making the wine. You have the one-person show where the... more »
In The Glass: Crivellé i Valls – Llàgrimes del Priorat 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 06-11-2020
Whenever anyone asks me what judging wine is like, I tell them that it’s very hard, tiring work and they invariably laugh at me. I realize it’s impossible... more »
Celebrating an article milestone
by Miquel Hudin | 02-11-2020
If you’re reading this, congratulations for managing to be online still! For anyone in the United States, I can’t blame you for avoiding all forms of mass communication... more »
Capezzana & DOCG Carmignano
by Miquel Hudin | 29-10-2020
“Never too young. Never too old.” This is such a wonderful manner to describe DOCG Carmignano and was said by Eric de Rothschild, the director of an “obscure”... more »
The DO Montsant 2020 harvest comes to a close
by Miquel Hudin | 23-10-2020
Essentially all the vineyards within the DO Montsant have been picked this year. According to their official statistics, only a handful in the north are still to arrive... more »
In The Glass: Clau de Nell – Grolleau 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2020
I adore grape variety summaries such as these: “Widely planted though little recognized”. Where some may see that as meaning a variety exists in a sea of bland... more »