Articles
In The Glass – Cutio Garnacha 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 29-02-2016
With great pride, I fully admit to buying wines from Lidl, the once very trashy supermarket chain. They often have wines that pique my curiosity and the prices... more »
Chablis Throwdown: Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fèvre
by Miquel Hudin | 27-02-2016
Chablis is Chardonnay. Chardonnay is Chablis. This simple statement is one of the defining aspects to this northern part of Burgundy viticulture. Naturally, anyone who has in front... more »
A further taste of Alemany i Corrio
by Miquel Hudin | 24-02-2016
In my much longer article about the “rebellious” winemakers of DO Penedès, I made but a brief mention of Irene Alemany and her winery, Alemany i Corrio. They... more »
Who speaks what when visiting Priorat?
by Miquel Hudin | 22-02-2016
Sometime back on the Facebook page of Vinologue, a student in Madrid sent a message infuriated that the official website of DOQ Priorat wasn’t available in Spanish. Back... more »
What is Guildsomm, the “Guild of Sommeliers”?
by Miquel Hudin | 20-02-2016
This article was written in 2016 and makes mention of Geoff Kruth, the founder of GuildSomm and its president at the time of writing. These are facts and... more »
In The Glass: Finca Parera – Faust 1.0 (2010)
by Miquel Hudin | 18-02-2016
It was quite random that I met Ruben Parera of Finca Parera one day. Albert Costa of Vall Llach was doing a pruning and grafting tour for the... more »
In The Glass: Kitrvs – Syrah 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 12-02-2016
Macedonia is a tricky little bit of Greece in that it’s a historical region that the Greeks aren’t too keen on the country of Macedonia or, “The Former... more »
Bordeaux takes off the blinders
by Miquel Hudin | 09-02-2016
There has been a bit of a controversy brewing with the forthcoming Bordeaux en primeur tastings in that the Union des Grands Crus or essentially, the powers that... more »
In The Glass: Fernando de Castilla – Fino Antique
by Miquel Hudin | 08-02-2016
When attending the Sherry Educators course last fall, I tried to schedule visits with some of the Sherry cellars in Jerez to round out my general knowledge of... more »
Wine pairings for recycling days
by Miquel Hudin | 05-02-2016
It’s often the case in Catalan or Spanish that when talking about wine pairings, they translate this to ‘marriages’ in English. Thus, ‘this wine marries well with lamb’... more »