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The definitive wine guide for Thanksgiving
by Miquel Hudin | 16-11-2018 ~ 1 Comment
My Great Uncle George had Thanksgiving food and drink pairing down pat: "Everything tastes better with Budweiser". Straight shooting and always to the point, you'd never have known... more »
Carignan abounds, Tomas Cusiné – Finca Barqueres 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2018
Sometime back, a group of enologists in Catalunya called, “10 Sentits” (10 senses) made a Grenache-based wine called “Cat Negre” that was culled from all 10 DOs of... more »
The ever-mighty Xarel·lo. Recaredo: Turó d’en Mota 2006 & Serral del Vell 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 29-10-2018
Perhaps it’s because t hasn’t popped up on #sommlife or the less-used but seemingly less annoying #awesomm. Or, perhaps it’s just that the punt volat (·) tosses people... more »
What once was lost: Abadal – Mandó 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 22-10-2018
When the spare thought allows, I often wonder how the vinous landscape of Europe would look today were it not for the scourge of Phylloxera in the later... more »
A heretic is born: Cellers de Scala Dei – l’Heretge 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 16-10-2018
According to all facts and figures available, the Grenache grape is what dominates the vineyards and production in DOQ Priorat, standing at 39% of the total as of... more »
New wine mag on the block: Root & Vine
by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2018
The current mantra for entrepreneurship in the United States is that of “success through failure”. It’s become a nearly religious belief among the web industry ilk as people... more »
The newest Vi de Finca wines are from Mas d’en Gil
by Miquel Hudin | 08-10-2018
The two newest “Vi de Finca” wines in Catalunya that have been announced are in DOQ Priroat and from Mas d’en Gil. Named, Coma Blanca and Clos Fontà... more »
The Cava cometh: Vilarnau Gran Reserva 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 03-10-2018
The drift from summer into the cooler, breathier vectors comprising fall is made ever so obvious by the sudden rise of sparkling wine promotion. Gearing people up for... more »
An oasis of wine in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
by Miquel Hudin | 01-10-2018
A brief “vacation” last year was spent zipping around Israel to see bits I hadn’t seen during my first trip in 2014. The main population centers of Tel... more »
Croatia’s other side: Josić Graševina Superior 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 26-09-2018
Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel the coastal wines of Croatia need far less introduction at this point than they did 15 years ago. A warm, Mediterranean/Adriatic climate... more »