In The Glass
I’m thankfully no “wine influencer“, so I’m not terribly accustomed to my Instagram, “blowing up” but blow up it did when I posted this rosé from Bierzo last week. It was in a blind tasting... more »
I’m thankfully no “wine influencer“, so I’m not terribly accustomed to my... more »
My last trip to Napa Valley was for a wine writing symposium which meant staying in the valley for an entire week. For someone from San Francisco used to day trips up there, it was... more »
My last trip to Napa Valley was for a wine writing symposium... more »
Everyone in marketing these days is emphasizing the importance of “the story” over all else. Those of us who drink wine like to think that what really counts is in the bottle though. Thankfully, this... more »
Everyone in marketing these days is emphasizing the importance of “the story”... more »
The region of Jurançon in Southwest France has a white heart. With the principle grapes of Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng as well as smaller amounts of Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, and Camaralet de Lasseube... more »
The region of Jurançon in Southwest France has a white heart. With... more »
There’s been a justified push to promote “terroir” insofar as it relates to wine. This French word, which means “sense of place” or more simply, “locale” is all fine and good unless it’s the case... more »
There’s been a justified push to promote “terroir” insofar as it relates... more »
There is a wealth of choice in the world of wine today from which I received this curiosity by Abadal recently. I say, “curiosity” as it’s a new wine where they heavily feature Mandó, a... more »
There is a wealth of choice in the world of wine today... more »
When interviewing a winemaker in Stellenbosch he told me, “You should head north. That’s where it’s all happening.” By “north” he meant, Swartland, the region around Malmesbury about an hour northeast of Cape Town. This... more »
When interviewing a winemaker in Stellenbosch he told me, “You should head... more »
In the Variety Profile for Xarel·lo that just went out this week, I made a mention about delicate use of skin contact to coax even more out of what is already a great grape. This... more »
In the Variety Profile for Xarel·lo that just went out this week,... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 13-04-2020 ~ 5 Comments
While the Niepoort name had piqued interest to buy this wine online, once it arrived, the presentation was a bit perplexing. The one liter bottle format was solid and welcome (Elisabeta Foradori does a similar... more »
While the Niepoort name had piqued interest to buy this wine online,... more »
To love the wines of Burgundy has for some time been a cursed passion as the prices for top wines make them far too costly to enjoy on regular occasion unless perhaps one is a... more »
To love the wines of Burgundy has for some time been a... more »
