Articles
Bodegas Roda – Sela 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 01-12-2016
Rioja is a place that continuously confuses me. It’s easy to hate on it simply because there are so many cheap wines produced from under its DOC mark–that... more »
Burgundy 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 28-11-2016
When in Burgundy in March for Grands Jour, it was happier times. The winemakers had come off of the very good and excellent vintages of 2014 and 2015–something... more »
Paried with Lukasi Saperavi 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 26-11-2016
When in Tbilisi, Culinarium Khasheria is one of those must-eat stops for most anyone. I was there just recently while working on the last bit of research for... more »
Recaredo’s Turó d’en Mota 2005 & 1999
by Miquel Hudin | 17-11-2016
If you know Cava and you don’t know the Turó d’en Mota from Recaredo, then you may be displeased to learn that you really don’t know Cava. This... more »
The new-old wine grapes for Catalonia
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2016
The Catalan wine institute, Incavi recently announced the approval of a batch of new grapes for use in Catalan wines. Now it’s up the various DO bodies to... more »
Armenia’s Areni cave: The oldest wine cellar in the world
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2016 ~ 4 Comments
Going on a trip to experience Armenian wine, thanks to the Vine & Wine Foundation isn't really complete without a stop to the Areni-1 cave complex. This natural... more »
In The Glass: Vinyes d’en Gabriel – Cuvilà 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 09-11-2016
As I mentioned in the article about the vintage of 2014, it was not an easy year and a rough go for the winemakers. In general, there seemed... more »
A review of “Priorat” (The Movie!)
by Miquel Hudin | 07-11-2016 ~ 7 Comments
The opening night of the Most Festival saw the premiere of, "Priorat" a documentary created to tell the story of the rebirth of a wine region that nearly... more »
Finding ’14 & La Festa de la Verema
by Miquel Hudin | 04-11-2016
Two years back, I wrote an account of the 2014 harvest which is where the photo above was from. It was nasty. What wasn't desiccated was full of... more »
An introduction to Armenian wines
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2016 ~ 5 Comments
Armenia, along with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Northern Iran, and Eastern Turkey all form this "Cradle of Wine" region in the Caucasus Mountains where we currently believe the winemaking we... more »