Reusing wine bottles… at the winery

by Miquel Hudin | 30-01-2012 ~ 2 Comments

In these times of more active ecology in all facets of life, I have often wondered as to why we don't recycle our wine bottles. Naturally, a great many of us divert them from the... more »

Fun facts about Plantaže in Montenegro

by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2012

If you've had a wine from Montenegro, then most likely it was from Plantaže. Started as a huge "Agrokombinat" nearly half a century ago, they claim that their Ćemosko vineyard is the largest in all... more »

The holiday bubble question

by Miquel Hudin | 28-12-2011

Based upon the history of Champagne, one could argue that it is nothing more than the result of red wine attempting to be produced in the wrong climate and now drank because everyone wants to... more »

For the love of a good seal

by Miquel Hudin | 13-12-2011

While not particular to cork, screw, or glass as method of sealing a wine bottle, the one thing that really needs to happen is that whatever is holding in the wine, really holds it in.... more »

To turn tea in to wine

by Miquel Hudin | 05-12-2011 ~ 3 Comments

We came across this curious recipe in an old book from the 1950's simply called, "How to make Wine". It was sitting in the book shelf of 2 Sisters Bar & Books, which we covered... more »

Wine’s bitter finish

by Miquel Hudin | 02-11-2011

One of winemaking's ugly dark sides is how little is paid to the non-winemaker labor. You see it in California wineries with Mexicans, Croatian wineries with Bosnians, and as has been pointed out a bit... more »

Take a dip in 1986 Yugoslavia

by Miquel Hudin | 06-10-2011

From the pretty much always awesome, Yugoslavia - Virtual Museum comes mention of a 25 year-old travel documentary shot in what was then, Yugoslavia. It's an amusing half hour watch if for no other reason... more »

Down home, country wine

by Miquel Hudin | 30-09-2011

The initial call to Long Creek Winery went along the lines of: "Hi, any chance we could come over for a tasting?" "We only do 'em on Saturday." "Okay, but I'm only in town today... more »

Vinologue coverage on Scoutmob San Francisco

by Miquel Hudin | 24-09-2011

We need to give a great deal of thanks to Scoutmob SF for their recent coverage this week. For those who aren't aware of Scoutmob, it's similar to Groupon and Living Social except that it... more »

Willamette Valley wine rundown

by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2011

Visiting wineries is always a tricky proposition as shown by any of our guides where we feel like we could always have used an extra week to dig up just a scratch more information. Of... more »