Articles
Priorat’s Terra Dominicata hotel & restaurant arrives
by Miquel Hudin | 04-09-2018
The county of Priorat, in terms of a wine region, is not lacking for places to stay after a day of enjoying the fine wine of DOQ Priorat... more »
The Amphora Project
by Miquel Hudin | 01-09-2018
Everyone knows everyone in Catalunya’s Priorat region but after living there on and off for two years, for some reason I didn’t know Albert. He was the assistant... more »
The sale of Stony Hill, a unique corner of Napa Valley
by Miquel Hudin | 30-08-2018
Sales of wineries are the jet fuel for the wine news that let’s them drop their news bombs and if there’s one specific type of sale more fuel-y... more »
#sademoji, Catalunya loses its cellar lead
by Miquel Hudin | 27-08-2018
Well, Catalunya ain’t Number One anymore; at least in terms of Spanish regional cellar totals. State government statistics have come out that at last official count, there are... more »
That age-old Spanish mixaroo type thing: Crittenden – Los Hermanos Homenaje 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 25-08-2018
I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s fitting to mention it here: Wine Folly is dangerous. And no, I don’t mean that in a catchy Kenny Loggins, “Danger Zone”... more »
Storing wine post Coravin
by Miquel Hudin | 20-08-2018
I’d previously delved into the potentially life-changing event that bringing a Coravin into your home means, at least in terms of wine. Depending upon who you are or... more »
Wines to see the summer out
by Miquel Hudin | 17-08-2018
The second half of August in Spain forms a downhill sprint to September/reality. Everyone is tanned, well swam and well, kinda “over” the whole beach thing at this... more »
A book review of “43 Wine Regions”
by Miquel Hudin | 15-08-2018
Author, Michael Biddick sets out with an interesting proposal to analyze the world’s wine regions and essentially generate a group of 43 that encapsulate what is wine in... more »
In The Glass: Halls Gap – Fallen Giants 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 06-08-2018
I’m often at a loss for words–at least in other languages. In English, I’m generally well set (sorta) but every so often, a word pops up in British... more »
A book review of “The 24-Hour Wine Expert”
by Miquel Hudin | 02-08-2018
“The 24-Hour Wine Expert” by Jancis Robinson MW came out over two years ago so one would ask as to why I’d bother reviewing it now? Quite simply... more »