Articles
“Corpinnat”, the newest classification for Spanish sparkling wines
by Miquel Hudin | 11-04-2018
Cava, Spain’s sparkling wine Denomination of Origin based almost entirely in Penedès, Catalonia now has another potential classification to add labels. If this seems like déjà vu, that’s... more »
Cara Nord – Rosat 2017 & Spain’s new rosy face
by Miquel Hudin | 06-04-2018
For anyone who reads the news you’ll have noticed we have some political “issues” in Spain/Catalunya to put it lightly. Despite their not being featured in the news... more »
The winemaker/winery guide to social media
by Miquel Hudin | 04-04-2018
For anyone in wine, you’ve probably been constantly hearing how this generation or that generation or men or women or fill-in-the-blank is “now buying wine via social media!”... more »
Everyone’s a winemaker in wine country, Domaine Christiane Chambeyron-Manin Côte Rôtie 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 29-03-2018
The butcher I frequent in the next village over has a small quantity of wine that they make and sell directly in the shop, certified under DO Montsant.... more »
Seeing the Napa Valley of now
by Miquel Hudin | 26-03-2018
This past February, the impossible happened: I actually slept in Napa Valley. In fact, I slept seven nights and passed an entire week within the confines of these... more »
Drouhin Vaudon – Chablis 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 06-03-2018
Instagram is weirder than the weather. Sometimes you put up a photo of what you think if one of the most dramatic landscapes you’ve ever seen but it... more »
The Catalan wine boycott?
by Miquel Hudin | 03-03-2018
It’s a trick question to ask where in Spain they produce the largest amount of wine. As Spain is always one of the Top Three producers of wine... more »
Premiere Napa Valley 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 01-03-2018
February 24th marked the 21st annual Premiere Napa Valley auction. Following somewhat in the mold of Burgundy’s famous Hospice de Beaune, it’s a wine trade event that auctions... more »
A Judgment of Paris-y kind of tasting
by Miquel Hudin | 26-02-2018
The “Judgment of Paris” is one of those things that anyone the least bit tinged with wine will most likely never let go of. Big events in wine... more »
In The Glass: Recanati – Reserve Wild Carignan 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 19-02-2018
It was 2014 and I was dining in Tel Aviv, bearing witness to a night that wore on with seemingly countless bottles emerging. Despite all that had come... more »