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Real World wines
by Miquel Hudin | 31-10-2016
Old World wine regions can be summed up as “Europe” and then New World wine regions are essentially everything else. This is a pretty classic definition of wine and has seen us placing Bordeaux, France... more »
The “Correction” in wine writing
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2016
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 read set in the midst of a... more »
Never mind the grapes, here’s the yeast
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2016
It seems I have a never-ending treasure trove of articles from the ICCWS 2016 held in Brighton this past May. There was one session that was particularly interesting (well, maybe really) and it was about... more »
Talking with Jancis Robinson about wine and time
by Miquel Hudin | 29-06-2016
I’m often surprised to find North Americans outside of wine circles who haven’t heard of Jancis Robinson as in the UK & Europe (yes, we unfortunately must refer to them as such now) she’s an... more »
Traveling with wine & peace of mind: The VinGardeValise
by Miquel Hudin | 27-06-2016
If I’m traveling, I pretty much always find myself traveling with wine and doing what I assume most people did which was to wrap bottles in my dirty laundry on the way back. Beyond a... more »
Wine without wine
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2016
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: This the ’46? Robert Picard: ’47. You’ve been drinking too much of that artificial stuff. What do you call it? Synthehol? Spoiled you. Ruined your palate. Captain Jean-Luc Picard: On the contrary.... more »
Tasting the newness of English Sparkling Wine
by Miquel Hudin | 08-06-2016
If you were to go back in time 20 years ago and ask a much younger version of me what I thought about sparkling wines, my reaction wouldn’t have been amazing. If you were to... more »
What private, or “own-label” wines bring to the table
by Miquel Hudin | 19-05-2016
If there is one thing more tedious than wine articles, it’s wine articles about other wine articles which is why I try not to do it much here, although I do renege on this from... more »
RIP Philippe Geeraert
by Miquel Hudin | 02-05-2016
I’m thoroughly unclear on what the objective of 2016 is other than to methodically kill off everyone involved with the wine world. With a string of high-profile winemakers dying in France as well as Zlatan... more »
Why social media doesn’t sell wine
by Miquel Hudin | 26-04-2016
Imagine walking in to a bar to meet up with your friends for a drink and a chat. Say there are four of you at the table and one person in the group is talking... more »