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In The Glass: Rough Day Rosé 2020
by Miquel Hudin | 02-07-2021
And now for something a bit different: Bulgarian wine! And… yet the same: rosé! I think Fake Booze did an exceptionally tight take down on how banal writing... more »

Wines outside the lines: Bodegas Frontonio
by Miquel Hudin | 30-06-2021
Alpartir, Spain isn’t a destination on any wine map of the country. Even in a non-wine context, I’d never heard a whisper of the place before. While it’s... more »

A review of “Vignes dans le rouge”
by Miquel Hudin | 28-06-2021
I recently had the pleasure of viewing the new documentary, Vignes dans le rouge at this year’s Most Festival–one of, if not the only film festival in the... more »

The mightiness of Mencía
by Miquel Hudin | 23-06-2021
For the June, 2021 edition of wine magazine World of Fine Wine, I’m happy to have contributed an extensive profile of the Spanish grape variety, Mencía. For those... more »

Spanish wine DO overs?
by Miquel Hudin | 21-06-2021
Various news outlets have been circulating the new changes to DO Cava recently that are mainly about the application of subzone names and a change to the grouping... more »

The wines of DO Calatayud 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 16-06-2021
My first encounter with DO Calatayud was picking up a wine over 15 years ago at a shop in San Francisco, thinking that it was from Catalunya. I... more »

Biogenic amines, sulfites, headaches, & wine
by Miquel Hudin | 14-06-2021 ~ 2 Comments
The research papers for Master of Wine candidates don't often receive a lot of attention once released for public consumption as they're quite focused and specialized, sometimes to... more »

Tomas Cusiné goes small
by Miquel Hudin | 09-06-2021
While Costers del Segre may be one of Catalunya’s most unknown Denominations of Origin (DOs), one of the most active and driven producers within it is, Tomàs Cusiné... more »

Vi Novell 2020 for a fresh summer treat
by Miquel Hudin | 07-06-2021
There is ironically nothing new about vi novell here on this site as I’ve happily written about this style of wine previously due to the push for the... more »

A fake anniversary for Fake Booze
by Miquel Hudin | 01-06-2021
A few days back, Jim Budd posted a round up of his favorite articles from the new satirical drinks site, Fake Booze. I’d definitely add even a few... more »