Articles
A book review of “The Goode Guide to Wine”
by Miquel Hudin | 08-07-2020
“The Goode Guide to Wine” is the newest book from long-time wine blogger, prolific and well-regarded British author, Jamie Goode that sees release in September. Having a PhD... more »
Massive case of fraud emerges from DO Valdepeñas
by Miquel Hudin | 06-07-2020
The big news story for the last couple of months in Spanish wine has revolved around the Denomination of Origin (DO) Valdepeñas. This centrally-located DO in the province... more »
In The Glass: Toto Marqués – Prades 950 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2020
There’s been a justified push to promote “terroir” insofar as it relates to wine. This French word, which means “sense of place” or more simply, “locale” is all... more »
#DryJuly is arriving again. Are you in?
by Miquel Hudin | 29-06-2020
Last year I proposed the idea of a #DryJuly (read in its entirety). Basically, it’s like #DryJanuary except that it’s in July, it rhymes, and in my estimation,... more »
Six wines from Penedès to know right now
by Miquel Hudin | 26-06-2020
As is often the case, we’d just passed May 40th when summer suddenly exploded out of nowhere here in Spain. It seems that overnight we went from chilly... more »
Going virtually to Burgundy via their new maps
by Miquel Hudin | 22-06-2020
In regards to the issues surrounding wine events during this pandemic, a mighty fat bummer was the cancellation of Grands Jours du Bourgogne, a week-long event that takes... more »
A book review of “Beyond Flavour”
by Miquel Hudin | 19-06-2020
It’s incredible to think that the act of blind wine tasting has gone from a state of complete oblivion by the public at large to now being one... more »
The wines of DO Empordà in 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 16-06-2020
In years past and in times not like these, whenever visiting Alt Empordà in the far northeast of Catalunya, I’d try to find a way to have a... more »
In The Glass: Abadal Matís 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2020
There is a wealth of choice in the world of wine today from which I received this curiosity by Abadal recently. I say, “curiosity” as it’s a new... more »
2020, the gift that keeps on giving
by Miquel Hudin | 11-06-2020
Starting in March it became readily apparent that 2020 was going to be a real slog for wine. When restaurants, bars, and hotels are closed due to a... more »