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WTF? Vaso Ramazashvili – Pinot Noir 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 07-10-2016 ~ 2 Comments
When I was browsing around the offer at 8,000 Vintages, I stumbled across this wine which is a Pinot Noir. For those who aren't up on your Saperavi,... more »
Bridging wine’s language silos
by Miquel Hudin | 30-09-2016
Vinum is a wine shop in my adopted village of Porrera where it's usually the mother of the family that owns it, Cori who you'll find behind the... more »
The Grapes of Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 28-09-2016 ~ 2 Comments
If there is one native Spanish grape that a typical wine drinker will know, it is Tempranillo, and for most consumers, the story ends there. In the second... more »
Enough with Sherry & Grandma
by Miquel Hudin | 26-09-2016
It seems to have started at least a decade ago when someone introduced an article on Sherry by saying that people shouldn't confuse it with that sweet drink... more »
In The Glass: Jean Leon – 3055 Merlot/Petit Verdot 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 23-09-2016
One of the wineries high on my list to visit in Catalonia is that of Jean Leon. Being that it's in DO Penedès, it's a touch out of... more »
The “Correction” in wine writing
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2016 ~ 5 Comments
Seems to be a melancholy, pensive time in wine writing. Steve Heimoff posted this article about the Golden Age of Wine Critics having passed. It was a nice... more »
In The Glass: Cave de Tain l’Hermitage – Cornas 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 19-09-2016
I don't really know why the AOC Cornas appellation in Rhône isn't more sought after. It's a very small region over just over 100ha with very small production... more »
The UNWTO’s first Wine Tourism Conference & Georgia
by Miquel Hudin | 17-09-2016
After finishing up the bulk of research for a new Georgian wine book, from September 7-9th I attended the first annual Wine Tourism Conference, organized by the United... more »
8000 Vintages, a new wine shop in age-old Tbilisi
by Miquel Hudin | 10-09-2016
I've spent the last month running across the entire country of Georgia to research a new wine guide. When I tell people this, I feel the mental image... more »
In The Glass: Telavi Marani – Kondoli Sami 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 03-09-2016
I'm not a terribly huge fan of tossing in some French varieties with local ones as the mix is often unholy. I remember tasting a Greek wine from... more »