Wine Book Reviews
A book review of, “The South America Wine Guide”
by Miquel Hudin | 09-08-2023
Given how much wine information is online these days (for free…), it’s a fact that printed books have needed to reassert themselves to a certain degree and “The South American Wine Guide” by Amanda Barnes... more »
A book review of, “Vines in a Cold Climate”
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2023
The wines produced in the United Kingdom may sometimes lack for sun, but they certainly don’t lack for media coverage and in turn, books written about them. For such a young wine region (truly serious... more »
A book review of, “From Bordeaux to the Stars”
by Miquel Hudin | 12-07-2023
Given the recent passing of Jean-Michel Cazes at the end of June, it seemed a more than appropriate time to review his narrative memoir, “From Bordeaux to the Stars: The Reawakening of a Wine Legend”... more »
A book review of, “Leary’s Global Wineology”
by Miquel Hudin | 29-05-2023
For those wanting to pursue a higher level of education in wine, it can be extremely confusing to understand which direction to take. That’s why, some years ago, I wrote up this breakdown followed by... more »
A book review of “Lonely Planet’s Wine Trails Vol. 2”
by Miquel Hudin | 24-04-2023
This latest edition of Lonely Planet’s “Wine Trails” picks up from its first edition released in 2015 by giving readers a fly-by view of enotourism destinations around the world. As it states on the cover,... more »
A book review of “The Wine Bible 3rd Edition”
by Miquel Hudin | 05-10-2022
When asked about what book one should read to start digging into wine, there are always two that immediately come to mind for me. The first is Jancis Robinson’s “24-Hour Wine Expert” for those looking... more »
A book review of “To Fall in Love, Drink This”
by Miquel Hudin | 26-09-2022
There are few writers such as Alice Feiring that can achieve such an impressive level of discussions and heated debates in the world of wine without having to constantly-wallow in dead-end Twitter spats. Remember that... more »
A book review of “Inside Burgundy 2nd Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 13-12-2021
“Hotly anticipated” is a phrase that’s more than a bit overused in the world of wine books. I mean, they’re books and they’re about wine. We’re not talking about Harry Potter sequels here. But if... more »
A book review of “On California”
by Miquel Hudin | 18-11-2021
Following in the footsteps of, “On Bordeaux“, the Académie du Vin Library has now released a new book in a similar vein called, “On California“. While Bordeaux and California are on opposite sides of the... more »
A book review of “Wines of the Roussillon”
by Miquel Hudin | 19-10-2021
I have something of a soft spot for underdog wine regions which probably explains my pursuit of Roussillon. Existing for years as “le petit vin du Languedoc”, it was this dismissing it as “lesser Languedoc”... more »