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Whenever anyone asks me what judging wine is like, I tell them that it’s very hard, tiring work and they invariably laugh at me. I realize it’s impossible to imagine that swishing and smelling wine... more »
Whenever anyone asks me what judging wine is like, I tell them... 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 »
by Miquel Hudin | 14-02-2020 ~ 3 Comments
I was leading a tasting recently and out of random curiosity, one of the clients asked, "By the way, what Cabernet Sauvignons can you recommend?" I wasn't really expecting that as we were tasting through... more »
I was leading a tasting recently and out of random curiosity, one... more »
When writing about wine, everything digital is your best friend–right after a spittoon. A lightweight laptop, or in a pinch, the mobile, armed with either Google Keep for quick notes or Excel for longer tastings... more »
When writing about wine, everything digital is your best friend–right after a... more »
There are random appearances of Château Musar’s “Grand Vin” at a wine and liquor shop in the Duty Free of Stansted Airport which seem to be dictated by the laws of chaos. The temptation has... more »
There are random appearances of Château Musar’s “Grand Vin” at a wine... more »
A decade ago, despite living just an hour away in San Francisco, my visits to Napa Valley were readily-dwindling in regularity as tourism was then and is now, out of control. But in a nearly-final... more »
A decade ago, despite living just an hour away in San Francisco,... more »
I try to live a life as free from regret as possible and overall, I think I do a pretty decent job of keeping my “regret debt” within decent margins. There are however two regrets... more »
I try to live a life as free from regret as possible... more »
You are spoiled, simply spoiled, when it comes to wonderful food and drink in Spain. There are however those more spoiled than others and I posit that anyone in Catalunya or the Basque Country lives... more »
You are spoiled, simply spoiled, when it comes to wonderful food and... more »
One judges wine competitions neither for fame nor money which is good as both are in staggeringly short supply for the activity. So, why do it? Well, to challenge yourself into being more analytical about... more »
One judges wine competitions neither for fame nor money which is good... more »
Sales of wineries are the jet fuel for the wine news that let’s them drop their news bombs and if there’s one specific type of sale more fuel-y than others, it’s a small winery in... more »
Sales of wineries are the jet fuel for the wine news that... more »
