Articles
David & Nadia’s Grenache 2018… no wait, the Pinotage 2018 please
by Miquel Hudin | 02-12-2020
When not drinking locally from Catalunya or for that matter, Spain at large, we’ve been on something of a South African kick lately. That shouldn’t come as much... more »
ReWine & the bottle: Using a resource in plain sight
by Miquel Hudin | 30-11-2020
The memories are hazy from when I was a child walking into the first supermarket in my hometown. There was a glass front to the store which let... more »
In The Glass: Raventós i Blanc – Textures de Pedra 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 27-11-2020
I’ve never been a tremendously big fan of blanc de noir Champagnes. Plop! goes the sound of each and every monocle in the room falling into every glass... more »
2017 vs 2018 in Priorat via Mas Doix’s Salanques
by Miquel Hudin | 23-11-2020
A typical question people often ask me is, was so-and-so a good year for wine? It makes sense as while you can make wine literally anywhere in the... more »
Transparency, in wine certification
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2020 ~ 2 Comments
I moved to Berkeley, California to complete a degree in English Literature at the University of California. Coming from a podunk town in the interior of California where... more »
Recaredo Enoteca Reserva Particular 2004. Full Stop.
by Miquel Hudin | 16-11-2020
Recaredo has always played something of a long game when it comes to their wines. Even their most “basic” wine, the Terrers sees 32 months of aging, putting... more »
Sant Martí, birth to new wine & death to pigs
by Miquel Hudin | 13-11-2020
The day of Saint Martin of Tours is November 11th and it doesn’t go unnoticed in Spain. Across the whole country and especially in Catalunya, it’s touted as... more »
Taking stock of bottle-aged Sherry
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2020
Despite the great quantity of books on Sherry these days (such as this one), it seems that we’re still lacking one which debunks all the misinformation, misconceptions, and... more »
DOQ Priorat’s new “grower” classification
by Miquel Hudin | 09-11-2020
In any given wine region there’s usually a little bit of everything when it comes to who is making the wine. You have the one-person show where the... more »
In The Glass: Crivellé i Valls – Llàgrimes del Priorat 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 06-11-2020
Whenever anyone asks me what judging wine is like, I tell them that it’s very hard, tiring work and they invariably laugh at me. I realize it’s impossible... more »