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In The Glass: Domaine Cauhapé – La Canopée 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 17-07-2020
The region of Jurançon in Southwest France has a white heart. With the principle grapes of Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng as well as smaller amounts of Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, and Camaralet de Lasseube... more »
In The Glass: Toto Marqués – Prades 950 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2020
There’s been a justified push to promote “terroir” insofar as it relates to wine. This French word, which means “sense of place” or more simply, “locale” is all fine and good unless it’s the case... more »
In The Glass: Abadal Matís 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2020
There is a wealth of choice in the world of wine today from which I received this curiosity by Abadal recently. I say, “curiosity” as it’s a new wine where they heavily feature Mandó, a... more »
In The Glass: AA Badenhorst – Family Blend Red 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 01-06-2020
When interviewing a winemaker in Stellenbosch he told me, “You should head north. That’s where it’s all happening.” By “north” he meant, Swartland, the region around Malmesbury about an hour northeast of Cape Town. This... more »
In The Glass: Celler Descregut – Horafosca 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2020
In the Variety Profile for Xarel·lo that just went out this week, I made a mention about delicate use of skin contact to coax even more out of what is already a great grape. This... more »
In The Glass: Niepoort Nat’cool Tinto 2017
by Miquel Hudin | 13-04-2020
While the Niepoort name had piqued interest to buy this wine online, once it arrived, the presentation was a bit perplexing. The one liter bottle format was solid and welcome (Elisabeta Foradori does a similar... more »
In the Glass: Domaine de Courcel – Bourgogne Rouge 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 30-09-2019
To love the wines of Burgundy has for some time been a cursed passion as the prices for top wines make them far too costly to enjoy on regular occasion unless perhaps one is a... more »
In The Glass: Lectores Vini – Pomagrana 2018
by Miquel Hudin | 09-09-2019
Trepat comes up with regularity on this site for good reason as it sits at that most delicate of intersections wherein it is approachable yet flavorful and not terribly alcoholic. This is no mean feat... more »
In The Glass: Viña Tondonia – Rosado Gran Reserva 2008
by Miquel Hudin | 23-08-2019
Much like politics these days, the concept of “unicorn wine” drives me a bit bonkers. For those who’ve not found their Instagram awash in its eleven-lettered presence, essentially they’re wines that are so rare and... more »
In The Glass: Veronica Ortega – Cobrana 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 10-05-2019
For some time, Mencía, a grape native to the Bierzo region, was the “Pinot Noir of the moment” for Spain. The comparison seems to always be made with any grape, Spanish or not, that’s red,... more »