Articles
Real World wines
by Miquel Hudin | 31-10-2016
Old World wine regions can be summed up as "Europe" and then New World wine regions are essentially everything else. This is a pretty classic definition of wine and has seen us placing Bordeaux, France... more »
Abadal – 3.9 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 29-10-2016
There are some DOs in Catalonia that are relatively unknown such as, Pla de Bages. Located very close to Barcelona, this lesser known aspect is due not to the amount of production but the fact... more »
Traditional kvevri opening
by Miquel Hudin | 21-10-2016
[vimeo 188176051] 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... more »
When making (experiments in) wine
by Miquel Hudin | 20-10-2016 ~ 1 Comment
Much like when an actor decides to record a music album, it takes a pretty arrogant wine writer to decide to make wine and even more so for a sommelier. Given that I'm both of... more »
Saperavi’s untapped ageability
by Miquel Hudin | 19-10-2016
The Republic of Georgia producers about 100 million liters annually. This barely places them in the Top 25 of wine producing countries and given that about 75% of this total is white wine, you can... more »
Driving in Georgia
by Miquel Hudin | 18-10-2016
This is an excerpt from my Georgian wine book about what it means to drive in Georgia. When visiting most wine regions in the world, the question always arises: to hire or not to hire... more »
Knowing the Georgian wine scene
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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 »
Showcooking & Wordsenglish in Catalan wine
by Miquel Hudin | 17-10-2016 ~ 2 Comments
There really isn't a week that passes in Catalunya where I don't see some event that has a session of "showcooking" scheduled. I'm not really sure how this word entered the regular vernacular although to... more »
A missed point on sweet Sherry
by Miquel Hudin | 11-10-2016
I was quite stoked when I saw this headline as I thought the author of the article was going to bring up the point that, as one of the driving markets for sweet and blended... more »
Catalan Carignan & The “Best” Catalan Wine
by Miquel Hudin | 10-10-2016 ~ 1 Comment
Last Friday the winners were announced for the 4th edition of the Vinari Awards. This is the main wine award for all of Catalonia and this year I participated as one of the judges. So,... more »