Articles
In The Glass: Mercouri – Daphne Nera 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 04-02-2016
Trying to find out much about the Mercouri Estate is tricky as their website appears to be fully offline at the moment although their Twitter is up and... more »
Wine & Chocolate, ergh
by Miquel Hudin | 02-02-2016
Being originally American, I grew up steeped in the tradition of Valentine's Day which arrives on the 14th of this month. Let this be a reminder for those... more »
New Priorat on the block, Unànim 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2016
Keeping up with new Priorat wines is a full time job. Thankfully, if you live in the region, it makes the process a little easier as Marc at... more »
Rebellious Penedès: “Unrated”
by Miquel Hudin | 28-01-2016
This article originally ran on Harpers but, given space restrictions was nearly half of the original in length. Here I present it in its entirety. The concept of... more »
Santorini, Assyrtiko, & Gaia
by Miquel Hudin | 27-01-2016
If you don't know the wines from the island of Santorini in Greece, just remember two things: the white grape, Assyrtiko and the flavor, delicious. That delicious part... more »
Riberach wine hotel, Roussillon
by Miquel Hudin | 25-01-2016
To know the land of Roussillon is not to drive briefly through it, deftly avoiding Perpignan via the A9 highway either heading to adventures more northern in France... more »
In The Glass – Oprişor – Smerenie 2007
by Miquel Hudin | 21-01-2016
If living Spain, wines from Romania don't often cross your path. For those who don't know, they do make a good deal of wine there. It just depends... more »
A new Celler Comunica
by Miquel Hudin | 20-01-2016
While it is of course annoying when the profile of a winery changes shortly after you publish a regional wine guide, if it's a winery owned by people... more »
The thing about Burgundy, Louis Latour Côte de Beaune Villages 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 18-01-2016
There are but a few French region names that elicit such exuberance as Burgundy and more specifically, the Côte d'Or. You can't really go wrong with that name.... more »
Ronan Sayburn on “natural” wine
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2016
Often people ask, "What's the difference between a Master Sommelier and a Master of Wine?" Well, one certification is about expert wine service and the other about expert... more »