Articles
Kizikuri Tradiciuli: In search of Georgian terroir
by Miquel Hudin | 25-11-2019
“Would you like to go see our vineyard?” After many visits to Georgian wineries, it was the first time I’d had this question posed by a winemaker in this, “The Cradle of Wine”. Many recent... more »
The wines of the Republic of Georgia in 2019
by Miquel Hudin | 07-10-2019
There are few countries such as Georgia which are both widely-covered in media, yet still remain incredibly misunderstood. Whether it’s the incorrect attribution to a Ray Charles song in order to be “cutesy” or the... more »
Qvevri, or perhaps kvevri? Do-Re-Mi – Ojaleshi 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2019 ~ 5 Comments
There exists two spellings of name for the ancient Georgian clay pot used to aged their wines in the traditional manner: Kvevri and Qvevri. The first is the correct spelling and the second is an... more »
Georgian wine evolution: Kvevri gold at Decanter Awards
by Miquel Hudin | 04-07-2018
Given my living location and writing focus I’m viewed as a “Spain person” for the Decanter Awards. This is great and I’m very happy to judge these wines but I made a mention to the... more »
A Georgian wine revival, how?
by Miquel Hudin | 28-10-2017
For those immersed in the wine world, Georgian wines have been on fire for some time, so much so that most editors I work with don’t even want new articles about the country and its... more »
The kvevri: of clay & wine
by Miquel Hudin | 05-08-2017
June marked the release of the new Georgian wine book and meant a trip over to Georgia for a presentation at their annual wine fair in Tbilisi. It also meant that we’d be able to... more »
Amber versus Orange wine
by Miquel Hudin | 19-06-2017
This is an expanded excerpt from the new Georgian wine book Red wines in Georgia–whether aged in kvevri, barrel, tank, or what have you–are indeed some take on the color we all know as “red”... more »
Traditional kvevri opening
by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2016
While traversing across all of Georgia for a new wine book, I saw many things and then, when I arrived to the “Ancestral Wine Cellar” in Kakheti, I saw a few more. The Sagvareulo family... more »
Knowing the Georgian wine scene
by Miquel Hudin | 18-10-2016
Despite being in the top 25 producers in the world according to OIV statistics, with around 100 million liters of production a year, Georgia is not one of the world’s largest winemaking countries. What makes... more »
The Georgian kvevri winemaking process
by Miquel Hudin | 26-08-2016
As I’m currently in Georgia for a research trip (order the book), I thought it might be a good moment to discuss production of wine using the ancient kvevri method. For most people, just even... more »