General
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 »
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 »
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 »
Portland’s urban wineries
by Miquel Hudin | 21-09-2011
The concept of an “urban winery” is quite simple: bring in grapes from outside vineyards, press, ferment, age, and bottle them in an large urban space. While it lacks that rustic/schmancy charm of a winery... more »
Sitting down to Mr. Pollo
by Miquel Hudin | 06-09-2011
Just a few steps down from the 24th Street Bart Station and a 1980’s era McDonald’s sits Mr. Pollo. It is one of those hidden-but-known dining gems in San Francisco that you’ll hear any local... more »
And your palate is…?
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2011
I’ve really quite gotten in to what Jon Bonné writes in his blog. I’ve always found him to be a balanced and solid wine critic for the SF Chronicle. But, it seems that his blog... more »
Traveling with wine
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2011
Being in the midst of the summer holidays and given our focus on wine travels, we thought it appropriate to address the age-old need of the “entourist”: bringing your wine back home. We’ve found that... more »
Let’s cool that bottle off a bit
by Miquel Hudin | 20-06-2011
The comic strip above from the generally always genius Wulffmorgenthaler does a pretty good job at rounding up the general approaches to wine tasting. Of course, it’s not always the case that everyone drinking wine... more »
Salute to wine at the 100th Bay to Breakers
by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2011
For those who are unfamiliar with the event, every year since 1912, San Francisco has hosted an annual foot race called, Bay to Breakers. What started as a simple, 12km race across a city that... more »
Perhaps a Reality Check, Napa Valley?
by Miquel Hudin | 01-12-2010
Napa Valley confounds me as to how it is able to change so radically from year to year. It’s not so much that there are new things popping up, but more that the price of... more »