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The wines of Terroir Sense Fronteres
by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2018
I’ve not been seen outside my tasting room much this year as it was one of those periods when I again took on all the wines of both... more »
Gifts for those wine type people you know and… dread?
by Miquel Hudin | 10-12-2018 ~ 3 Comments
Wine type folks (*) are horrible to get gifts for. "Oh!" you're possibly thinking, "Surely, I can simply give them the gift of wine? No?" Forget about that... more »
Continued Mornington exploration: Crittenden Estate – Peninsula Pinot Noir 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 08-12-2018
Awhile back I’d written about an oddity that piqued my curiosity which was produced by Crittenden Estate on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. I’m not sure if... more »
Üllo: Why the wine sulfites & headaches myth never dies…
by Miquel Hudin | 06-12-2018 ~ 2 Comments
So as is typically the case, the claim was framed as such: "A wine filter that will make your pinot noir headaches disappear" and as always, the claim... more »
VdT Castilla y León wines, for when DO doesn’t do it
by Miquel Hudin | 04-12-2018
Perhaps you’ve never heard of it but the Spanish Autonomous Community of Castilla y León is the country’s largest. And no, it’s not Castilla y La Mancha of... more »
“Carinyena”, the original Carignan now free to be itself
by Miquel Hudin | 29-11-2018
Carignan doesn’t see a whole lotta love. It’s most certainly no Pinot Noir nor Chardonnay nor Cabernet Sauvignon in terms of name recognition nor pan-global wine enjoyment. It’s... more »
A small taste of Málaga
by Miquel Hudin | 26-11-2018
You are spoiled, simply spoiled, when it comes to wonderful food and drink in Spain. There are however those more spoiled than others and I posit that anyone... more »
Sta. Rita Hills on the up. Tyler – La Rinconada 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2018
For anyone who enjoys lunacy as a past time, blind tasting is there or you to occupy your spare hours and potentially drive away any potential spouse. I... more »
The definitive wine guide for Thanksgiving
by Miquel Hudin | 16-11-2018 ~ 1 Comment
My Great Uncle George had Thanksgiving food and drink pairing down pat: "Everything tastes better with Budweiser". Straight shooting and always to the point, you'd never have known... more »
Carignan abounds, Tomas Cusiné – Finca Barqueres 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2018
Sometime back, a group of enologists in Catalunya called, “10 Sentits” (10 senses) made a Grenache-based wine called “Cat Negre” that was culled from all 10 DOs of... more »