Articles
Velles Vinyes: DOQ Priorat releases the most stringent “old vines” definition in Spain & maybe the world
by Miquel Hudin | 30-05-2019
When I first started getting into wine, if it said “Old Vines” on the label I would usually buy it. Being Californian, Zinfandel had a regular spot in... more »
Qvevri, or perhaps kvevri? Do-Re-Mi – Ojaleshi 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2019
There exists two spellings of name for the ancient Georgian clay pot used to aged their wines in the traditional manner: Kvevri and Qvevri. The first is the... more »
A judgment in Grenache, Perpignan edition
by Miquel Hudin | 22-05-2019
Taking the TGV from Perpignan in the direction of Spain gives you that brief glimpse of what being a protagonist in a billion-dollar superhero franchise must feel like.... more »
The release of the “Paratge”. DOQ Priorat’s newest step up the Burgundian pyramid
by Miquel Hudin | 13-05-2019
Go and stand outside for a second. All that scenery you can see in front of you with your naked eye would be what is called in Catalan... more »
In The Glass: Veronica Ortega – Cobrana 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 10-05-2019
For some time, Mencía, a grape native to the Bierzo region, was the “Pinot Noir of the moment” for Spain. The comparison seems to always be made with... more »
A more balanced amendment to OIV judging guidelines?
by Miquel Hudin | 09-05-2019
Given the amount of wine competitions and people touting themselves as “professional wine judges” these days, it may seem to the general public that setting up such an... more »
DO Pla de Bages gets another bump
by Miquel Hudin | 27-04-2019
DO Pla de Bages in Central Catalunya has just announced the official addition of Celler Sant Miquel d’Oló. Normally, a new cellar added to a DO wouldn’t merit... more »
A gateway to Lebanese wine: Hochar Père et Fils 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2019
There are random appearances of Château Musar’s “Grand Vin” at a wine and liquor shop in the Duty Free of Stansted Airport which seem to be dictated by... more »
A book review of “Root Cause”
by Miquel Hudin | 15-04-2019
For anyone involved in wine, it’s almost always the case that “pleasure reading” is some kind of dense tome from which a rare beast called, “fact” is derived.... more »
Not Tinto, Blanco. Tempranillo Blanco
by Miquel Hudin | 12-04-2019
1988 was nuts. There was the Iran-Contra Affair, the Eritrean War for Independence, the Nagorno-Karabakh War, a Kuwait Airways hijacking, an Iran Air flight shot down “accidentally” by... more »