In The Glass
A gateway to Lebanese wine: Hochar Père et Fils 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2019
There are random appearances of Château Musar’s “Grand Vin” at a wine and liquor shop in the Duty Free of Stansted Airport which seem to be dictated by the laws of chaos. The temptation has... more »
In the Glass: AA Badenhorst – Secateurs Red Blend 2012
by Miquel Hudin | 21-02-2019
I try to live a life as free from regret as possible and overall, I think I do a pretty decent job of keeping my “regret debt” within decent margins. There are however two regrets... more »
In The Glass: Halls Gap – Fallen Giants 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 06-08-2018
I’m often at a loss for words–at least in other languages. In English, I’m generally well set (sorta) but every so often, a word pops up in British English that we sorely need in American... more »
In The Glass: Bodegas Roda – Sela 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2018
I’ve been following the evolution of this Sela from Bodegas Roda for some time now and you can read up what I wrote about the 2013 and 2014 vintages. For anyone unfamiliar with the winery,... more »
In The Glass: Tomàs Cusiné – Finca Racons 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 11-06-2018
Given the new look of DO Costers del Segre, it seems a fitting moment to have a taste of a new release from the region. In this case we’re talking about Finca Racons from Tomàs... more »
In The Glass: Cantine Belisario – La Roccaccia 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 24-05-2018
As is often the case, I can’t for the life of me remember where I picked up this bottle of Verdicchio but I can remember why. It was the simple reason that it’s a grape... more »
In The Glass: Jean Foillard – Morgon “Côte du Py” 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 30-04-2018
The story of Rosé’s rise to fame and wanton debauchery for the general public isn’t something I’ve found terribly surprising. Well-made Rosé is excellent and favoring the Provençal style gives everyone splitting a bottles something... more »
In The Glass: Recanati – Reserve Wild Carignan 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 19-02-2018
It was 2014 and I was dining in Tel Aviv, bearing witness to a night that wore on with seemingly countless bottles emerging. Despite all that had come before, it took just one, a Carignan... more »
In The Glass: Markus Altenburger – Red 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 12-01-2018
Blaufränkisch and Plavac Mali were some of the first grapes I plunged into when starting to venture outside of my Californian safety net many years ago. It was however not the easiest grape for me... more »
In The Glass: Bibich – Bas de Bas 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 25-11-2017
When in Split, Croatia in 2015 to do a presentation at Dalmacija Expo, I spent a few rewarding nights bopping around the city–something I’ve rarely done in lieu of mainly hanging out in the now... more »