Wine Book Reviews
A book review of, “Corker”
by Miquel Hudin | 09-10-2024
There is something mindblowing in Hannah Crosbie's book, "Corker" in that she's done the unthinkable. Crosbie, has made wine... fun. The concept of the book and why it's so much fun is that Crosbie has... more »
A book review of, the “Slow Wine Guide USA 2024”
by Miquel Hudin | 22-04-2024
And so arrives the newest release of the Slow Wine Guide USA 2024. For those unfamiliar with the whole "Slow" brand, to rewind a bit, Slow Food was founded in 1986 by Carlo Petrini to... more »
A book review of, “Greek Wine Explained”
by Miquel Hudin | 11-03-2024
Various wine personalities will often tell you that one region or another is "underrated" or that they don't understand why people don't like it more? There's a great deal of debate on this front, but... more »
A book review of, “Message in the Bottle”
by Miquel Hudin | 07-02-2024
If you're someone studying how to blind taste of wine, or just happen to be casually fixated on the subject (surely there must be a few?) then it's never been a better time to be... more »
Académie du Vin acquires the Classic Wine Library
by Miquel Hudin | 06-12-2023
In what is quite large news in the wine book world, Académie du Vin Library (AdV) has acquired the collection of the Classic Wine Library (CWL) from publisher, Infinite Ideas. In the regular world, news... more »
A review of “The Oxford Companion to Wine 5th Ed.”
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2023 ~ 2 Comments
Somehow seven years have passed (surely the pandemic had nothing to do with blurring time) and we find ourselves with the newest, and dare I say, "sleekest looking" version of the "Oxford Companion to Wine"... more »
A book review of, “Eastern Promise”
by Miquel Hudin | 06-09-2023
Over the summer arrived the fourth installment of the pseudonymous Peter Stafford-Bow's Felix Hart series called, "Eastern Promise". If you don't know these books, I suggest to go back and read through my reviews of:... more »
A book review of, “The South America Wine Guide”
by Miquel Hudin | 09-08-2023
Given how much wine information is online these days (for free…), it’s a fact that printed books have needed to reassert themselves to a certain degree and “The South American Wine Guide” by Amanda Barnes... more »
A book review of, “Vines in a Cold Climate”
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2023
The wines produced in the United Kingdom may sometimes lack for sun, but they certainly don’t lack for media coverage and in turn, books written about them. For such a young wine region (truly serious... more »
A book review of, “From Bordeaux to the Stars”
by Miquel Hudin | 12-07-2023
Given the recent passing of Jean-Michel Cazes at the end of June, it seemed a more than appropriate time to review his narrative memoir, “From Bordeaux to the Stars: The Reawakening of a Wine Legend”... more »