Articles
A book review of “43 Wine Regions”
by Miquel Hudin | 15-08-2018
Author, Michael Biddick sets out with an interesting proposal to analyze the world’s wine regions and essentially generate a group of 43 that encapsulate what is wine in... more »
In The Glass: Halls Gap – Fallen Giants 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 06-08-2018
I’m often at a loss for words–at least in other languages. In English, I’m generally well set (sorta) but every so often, a word pops up in British... more »
A book review of “The 24-Hour Wine Expert”
by Miquel Hudin | 02-08-2018
“The 24-Hour Wine Expert” by Jancis Robinson MW came out over two years ago so one would ask as to why I’d bother reviewing it now? Quite simply... more »
In The Glass: Bodegas Roda – Sela 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2018
I’ve been following the evolution of this Sela from Bodegas Roda for some time now and you can read up what I wrote about the 2013 and 2014... more »
Value a go-go: Lidl Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2018
I don’t frequent the Lidl wine selection as much as I used to. It’s not as tight as it is in the UK and seems to have cozied... more »
Life, under Coravin
by Miquel Hudin | 23-07-2018
The Coravin. This little device has changed the face of wine service and storage massively since its creation in 2011. The act of jabbing a hollow needle through... more »
The daze of rosés
by Miquel Hudin | 21-07-2018
It’s somewhere around the second half of July where Rosé season officially opens in Europe. When does it close? Well, that used to be the end of August... more »
Coming to terms: Vicente Gandía – Bobal Único 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 16-07-2018
I’m not terribly old yet (I think) but I’m sure I’m already starting to repeat myself. I meet a lot of people and I give a lot of... more »
A book review of “The Concise Guide to Wine & Blind Tasting 2nd Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2018
There’s not much point in beating around the proverbial bush as, if you want to gain a massive leg up on tasting wines blind, run out now and... more »
When “natural” comes a knockin’. Mascorrubí Heretat 1297 – Annat 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 09-07-2018
Sometime back I was sent a couple of wines from a local region that actually had “natural” writ large upon the label. This was a new one to... more »