Articles
Knowing the Georgian wine scene
by Miquel Hudin | 18-10-2016
Despite being in the top 25 producers in the world according to OIV statistics, with around 100 million liters of production a year, Georgia is not one of... more »
Showcooking & Wordsenglish in Catalan wine
by Miquel Hudin | 17-10-2016
There really isn’t a week that passes in Catalunya where I don’t see some event that has a session of “showcooking” scheduled. I’m not really sure how this... more »
A missed point on sweet Sherry
by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2016
I was quite stoked when I saw this headline as I thought the author of the article was going to bring up the point that, as one of... more »
Catalan Carignan & The “Best” Catalan Wine
by Miquel Hudin | 10-10-2016 ~ 1 Comment
Last Friday the winners were announced for the 4th edition of the Vinari Awards. This is the main wine award for all of Catalonia and this year I... more »
WTF? Vaso Ramazashvili – Pinot Noir 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 07-10-2016 ~ 2 Comments
When I was browsing around the offer at 8,000 Vintages, I stumbled across this wine which is a Pinot Noir. For those who aren't up on your Saperavi,... more »
Bridging wine’s language silos
by Miquel Hudin | 30-09-2016
Vinum is a wine shop in my adopted village of Porrera where it's usually the mother of the family that owns it, Cori who you'll find behind the... more »
The Grapes of Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 28-09-2016 ~ 2 Comments
If there is one native Spanish grape that a typical wine drinker will know, it is Tempranillo, and for most consumers, the story ends there. In the second... more »
Enough with Sherry & Grandma
by Miquel Hudin | 26-09-2016
It seems to have started at least a decade ago when someone introduced an article on Sherry by saying that people shouldn't confuse it with that sweet drink... more »
In The Glass: Jean Leon – 3055 Merlot/Petit Verdot 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 23-09-2016
One of the wineries high on my list to visit in Catalonia is that of Jean Leon. Being that it's in DO Penedès, it's a touch out of... more »
The “Correction” in wine writing
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2016 ~ 5 Comments
Seems to be a melancholy, pensive time in wine writing. Steve Heimoff posted this article about the Golden Age of Wine Critics having passed. It was a nice... more »