Articles
The white wines of Penedès
by Miquel Hudin | 07-02-2017
A logical starting point in any article about Catalan white wines is DO Penedès. They are by far the largest wine producing region in Catalonia and 80% of... more »
Renaming English Sparkling Wine
by Miquel Hudin | 02-02-2017
As of late there has been a bit of circulation in the wine trade about “English Sparkling Wine“, well, the name anyways. It’s a name that seems has... more »
Sangenís i Vaqué – Lo Bancal de Granatxa 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 31-01-2017
Across the square from my home sits the family winery of Sangenís i Vaqué. It was founded by Pere Sangenís and his wife, Conxita Vaqué, who have run... more »
All the bubbly fit to drink
by Miquel Hudin | 26-01-2017
The clouds part when the middle of January presents itself. This is of course only in the figurative sense as literally, the weather is quite squalid, but this... more »
Château Bourgneuf – Pomerol 2010
by Miquel Hudin | 23-01-2017
As most of us are a bit light in the wallet to indulge in Château Pétrus regularly (yowza), we must search about for other bottles from AOC Pomerol... more »
Tasting four decades
by Miquel Hudin | 21-01-2017
It’s a fun stunt to try and taste the decades of your life via bottles of wine. As one gets older, it becomes ever more difficult as the... more »
The wine region appellations of Georgian wine
by Miquel Hudin | 16-01-2017
These first weeks of 2017 have been spent poring over various laws, rules, conference minutes, and other information to distill down into a readable form, the current appellations... more »
A book review of “Southern Spirits”
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2017
“Southern Spirits: Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, with Recipes” is a lofty book in that the author, Robert F. Moss looks to take on... more »
A tale of two New Zealand Pinot Noirs
by Miquel Hudin | 08-01-2017
The wines of New Zealand are probably well-known via different ways depending upon where you are in the world. For instance, when living the US, everyone knew of... more »
“Wine lies” are still lies
by Miquel Hudin | 03-01-2017
My plans for New Years were probably similar to those not terribly game for the evening which was to say, chilling with my dog and a bottle of... more »