French Wines
In The Glass: Domaine de Bila-Haut – L’Esquerda 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 22-07-2022
My fascination with Roussillon, France isn’t just because it’s the land that was historically Catalunya Nord (Northern Catalunya), but more that it’s neither here nor there. It’s most definitely not Languedoc (to which it is... more »
In The Glass: Drouhin Vaudon Chablis 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 24-06-2022
It’s not a terribly bold statement to say that blind tasting is challenging. In addition to the wealth of wines around the world and countless ways to vinify the same variety in a different manner,... more »
In The Glass: Artemis Karamolegos – Santorini 34 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 23-05-2022
This wine came my way via my Big Fat Greek Wine Shipment last fall. It’s one of the benefits of getting white wines from Santorini in that they can sit in the cellar and actually... more »
In The Glass: Sainte Croix – Celèstra 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 12-05-2022
One evening I was rummaging about the cellar and stumbled upon this wine from Sainte Croix in the Corbières AOC of Languedoc, France. It admittedly had been there for awhile as I’d come into possession... more »
In The Glass: Peter Jakob Kühn Quarzit Tröcken 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 25-04-2022
Obviously the world is quite topsy-turvy at the moment and before you say, “Um, duh.” let me just toss on to the dumpster fire in that the other night I actually drank a Riesling, by... more »
In The Glass: Gritelles – Manou 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2022
“Reduction”, as defined by the Oxford Companion to Wine, is a: “chemical reaction that is in effect the complement of oxidation and one in which an element or compound gains electrons.” That’s obviously quite scientific... more »
In The Glass – Viña Verraco Syrah 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 04-01-2022
I’m willing to say that it’s something of a Golden Age for the wine producers of Baja California in Mexico. They produce the vast majority of Mexican wine (the subzone of Valle de Guadalupe alone... more »
In The Glass: Dalamára Naoussa 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 29-09-2021
In the fall of 2015 I was at a wine dinner in Athens, Greece that was unsurprisingly, showcasing Greek wines. Both the food and the wine were stupendous and I’ve sadly yet to return to... more »
In The Glass: Bodegas San Alejandro – Evodia 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 03-09-2021
This is a wine I tasted at Bodegas San Alejandro for the DO Calatayud Report last spring. Quite simply, it’s 100% Grenache, aged in concrete (tanks and eggs) with only neutral French and American oak... more »
In The Glass: Rough Day Rosé 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 02-07-2021
And now for something a bit different: Bulgarian wine! And… yet the same: rosé! I think Fake Booze did an exceptionally tight take down on how banal writing about drinks during the summer can be... more »