Wine Book Reviews
A book review of “The 24-Hour Wine Expert”
by Miquel Hudin | 02-08-2018
“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 »
A book review of “The Concise Guide to Wine & Blind Tasting 2nd Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2018
There’s not much point in beating around the proverbial bush as, if you want to gain a massive leg up on tasting wines blind, run out now and pick up a copy of Dr. Neel... more »
A book review of “Supra – A feast of Georgian cooking”
by Miquel Hudin | 16-12-2017
In my house, the recipes that reign supreme are those of Ottolenghi. They’re insanely intimidating at first given the ingredient list, but they’re not actually that hard to make. Once you’ve sourced the ingredients (Yotam... more »
A book review of “Essi Avellan’s Champagne”
by Miquel Hudin | 16-08-2017
What I know of Champagne is purely by obligation. In sommelier studies and other wine courses, given its dominance in the sparkling wine world, Champagne is required knowledge and I know as much as it... more »
A book review of “In Vino Duplicitas”
by Miquel Hudin | 08-08-2017
The entire Rudy Kurniawan affair was sordid and I’ve read countless articles about the story since it broke years and years ago. Despite this, Peter Hellman’s new book, “In Vino Duplicitas” brought out many bits... more »
A book review of “Cork Dork” by Bianca Bosker
by Miquel Hudin | 13-02-2017
For some time I’ve been reading articles written by Bianca Bosker about certain aspects of the wine world. While positing topics that have no end of potential (such as “Is there a better way to... more »
A book review of “Southern Spirits”
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2017
“Southern Spirits: Four Hundred Years of Drinking in the American South, with Recipes” is a lofty book in that the author, Robert F. Moss looks to take on the entire history of the American South... more »
A review of “The Oxford Companion to Wine 4th Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 11-01-2016
So 2015 saw two big firsts for me. I adopted my first dog (the new star of my personal Instagram as well as his own.) The second was that I bought my first copy of... more »
A book review of “Sherry: A Modern Guide”
by Miquel Hudin | 02-12-2015
This book has me conflicted and suffice to say, that is probably why it’s taken me so long to get around to reviewing it as I’ve had it for a couple of years now. In... more »
Priorat kills it at Guia de Vins de Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 24-11-2015
Yesterday was the annual presentation of the Guia de Vins de Catalunya. It’s an annual guide that reviews between 1,500 wines within the region of Catalonia. Of course they’re also allowing wines from Catalonia Nord... more »