Wine Book Reviews
A fine pub quiz fact is that William Shakespeare and Cervantes both died on April 23rd, albeit in different years. But this coincidence, as well as others, eventually set the stage for World Book Day... more »
A fine pub quiz fact is that William Shakespeare and Cervantes both... more »
Watching a webinar on Sherry recently, the host made the most salient, yet cutting of opening comments, "Like most people in the wine trade, you probably all love Sherry but despite this, it's a tough... more »
Watching a webinar on Sherry recently, the host made the most salient,... more »
Not terribly long ago, I reviewed the second edition of Neel Burton's foundational tome on tasting wines blind. Towards the end of 2018, he brought out a revised third edition which probably makes anyone with... more »
Not terribly long ago, I reviewed the second edition of Neel Burton's... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 21-11-2019 ~ 5 Comments
The pursuit of writing fiction set in the world of wine is a noble albeit generally futile one. I've reviewed previous attempts and it's often the case that the author is trying to just slap... more »
The pursuit of writing fiction set in the world of wine is... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 05-11-2019 ~ 3 Comments
Despite Spain's rubbing shoulders with France and Italy in terms of total wine produced, the number of texts about the country has always paled in comparison to these other two behemoths. It's so dire in... more »
Despite Spain's rubbing shoulders with France and Italy in terms of total... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 06-07-2019 ~ 1 Comment
Unlike when you see a retro laundromat façade and then walk inside to discover a hipster coffee shop with $15 avocado toast, Jeff Koehler's "Darjeeling: A History of the World's Greatest Tea" is not an... more »
Unlike when you see a retro laundromat façade and then walk inside... more »
For anyone involved in wine, it's almost always the case that "pleasure reading" is some kind of dense tome from which a rare beast called, "fact" is derived. Fiction based upon wine is perhaps an... more »
For anyone involved in wine, it's almost always the case that "pleasure... more »
by Miquel Hudin | 21-01-2019 ~ 2 Comments
In the later part of 2018, a new printing of the Wine Folly series by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack came to market but instead of being the self-published affair that was the previous book,... more »
In the later part of 2018, a new printing of the Wine... more »
Author, Michael Biddick sets out with an interesting proposal to analyze the world's wine regions and essentially generate a group of 43 that encapsulate what is wine in the world, thus the title, "43 Wine... more »
Author, Michael Biddick sets out with an interesting proposal to analyze the... more »
"The 24-Hour Wine Expert" by Jancis Robinson MW came out over two years ago so one would ask as to why I'd bother reviewing it now? Quite simply that in a time of fake news,... more »
"The 24-Hour Wine Expert" by Jancis Robinson MW came out over two... more »
