Articles
The rise of the wine experts’ subscription sites
by Miquel Hudin | 11-01-2022 ~ 18 Comments
It's very strange to be a wine writer right now. I say this as for the last two decades, space to write about wine has decreased almost as... more »
Keller Estate, Sonoma County, California
by Miquel Hudin | 10-01-2022
A selection of wines from the various lines of the Keller Estate that were tasted on premises when working on the Petaluma Gap Report. There were additional Pinot... more »
A look at The Language of Yes 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 07-01-2022
I took advantage of being in California during the holidays to order and try the new “Language of Yes” wines coming from the Rancho Réal vineyard in Santa... more »
In The Glass – Viña Verraco Syrah 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 04-01-2022
I’m willing to say that it’s something of a Golden Age for the wine producers of Baja California in Mexico. They produce the vast majority of Mexican wine... more »
Southern bubbles to see you through your holidays
by Miquel Hudin | 22-12-2021
So… here were are nearly the end of another strange, yet perhaps slightly more manageable year in this “grand” time we find ourselves in. While we may be... more »
The Vi Novell class of 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 20-12-2021
Unlike last summer when I was writing about the Catalan vi novell wines, now in late fall is the more traditional time for these very, very new wines... more »
The wines from Trepat in Conca de Barberà 2022
by Miquel Hudin | 17-12-2021
It’s obviously been a tough couple of years, leading to the cancelation of countless events and although some are trying to restart, that’s quite precarious and I don’t... more »
In The Glass: Diana V. Silva – Ilha Tinta Negra 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 15-12-2021
There are two things that connect me with the Portuguese island of Madeira. The first is familial as my great-grandmother was from there. Like any rootless Caucasian American... more »
A book review of “Inside Burgundy 2nd Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 13-12-2021
“Hotly anticipated” is a phrase that’s more than a bit overused in the world of wine books. I mean, they’re books and they’re about wine. We’re not talking... more »
Best Spanish wines of 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 08-12-2021
For the first time I’m doing a Best Spanish Wines list which is accompanying my yearly Best Catalan Wines list. Why are they separate? Some may assume it’s... more »