Articles
In The Glass: Aixalà Alcait – Coster de l’Alzina 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 11-08-2015
There seems to be a codified response to winemakers choosing a name for their wine. They go simple and call it "negre" "rouge" or "red". They go brash... more »
Penedès, so fresh and so cold
by Miquel Hudin | 04-08-2015
I'm not going out on a limb to say that we've had more than our share of hot weather this summer. I suppose it's making up for the... more »
A taste of Lledoner Roig
by Miquel Hudin | 28-07-2015
As is the case with many old European wine grapes, Grenache Gris has a number of synonyms but one of the names you very rarely hear is "Lledoner... more »
Viens à Vingrau, a wine excursion in Roussillon
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2015
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the French village of Vingrau is flattering the crap out of nearby neighbor Calce. You see, for some time... more »
Jean Jacques Confuron la Montagne & Burgundy 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 23-07-2015
There is, typically a rush of air from the room when a bottle of French wine from the famed region of Burgundy emerges from a cellar. Care is... more »
The tools of the sommelier trade
by Miquel Hudin | 21-07-2015 ~ 2 Comments
I just received a box of some new and improved sommelier tools. While there aren't as many tools crucial to the work of being a sommelier (beyond cramming... more »
An introduction to Montsant via Acústic
by Miquel Hudin | 16-07-2015
Much as I previously wrote in An introduction to Empordà wines, it's important to know those wines of a region which allow you a good gateway in to... more »
For a blind 100 points
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2015
For those who may not be up-to-date on such things in the wine world, last week, the most recent batches of scores for The Wine Advocate came out... more »
Tast del Decenni of 2005 in 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 05-07-2015
As was the case last year, I was invited to the "Tast del Decenni" of the DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant in Falset. While from time to time... more »
Wines for those Barbecue Times
by Miquel Hudin | 03-07-2015
For most any American, the month of July immediately bring to mind "barbecue". Celebrating independence from Britain (sorry about that whole tea thing) on the 4th means cooking... more »