Miquel Hudin
@hudin.com
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Journalist of wine. Author of books (about wine). Resident Californian in a Catalan village. Follow me, if you want to live.
Journalist of wine. Author of books (about wine). Resident Californian in a Catalan village. Follow me, if you want to live.
I was going to say you needed a degree in British to understand this until there was this cold, horrid realization that 'dogging' is now in the US because, of course it is.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I was going to say you needed a degree in British to understand this until there was this cold, horrid realization that 'dogging' is now in the US because, of course it is.
Ah, the oft-forgotten white wines of the doinky DO Alella, just north of Barcelona.
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A new look at Alella’s Can Matons
Catalunya's wine region of Alella is probably unknown by most, including people actually living in Catalunya. One of the more well-known wine stars is Alta Alella (now, Art Laietà) but beyond that, th...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Ah, the oft-forgotten white wines of the doinky DO Alella, just north of Barcelona.
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Starting to move the new videos over to YouTube as well for those not into the Zuckerverse. Have a subscribe if you like.
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Drink It or Sink It 01: Sangre de Toro
YouTube video by Miquel Hudin
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Starting to move the new videos over to YouTube as well for those not into the Zuckerverse. Have a subscribe if you like.
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Very exciting times for the wines of Sherry, Jerez, et al.
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The wines of Jerez & Sherry 2025
The last time my feet set foot on the powdery albariza soils of the Sherry lands was a decade ago. Despite this lengthy amount of time, when I paid a visit to the classic winery of Lustau, it felt lik...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Very exciting times for the wines of Sherry, Jerez, et al.
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I feel like, "known from the documentary SOMM" is going to age as well as "worked in the Trump administration".
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I feel like, "known from the documentary SOMM" is going to age as well as "worked in the Trump administration".
There should be a law in the EU that you can't advertise a 0.0% Gin next to the proper Gins unless given a banner of "Shite Alternatives".
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
There should be a law in the EU that you can't advertise a 0.0% Gin next to the proper Gins unless given a banner of "Shite Alternatives".
What seemed like a dream in DO Penedès has come to be.
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DO Penedès’s first fully organic harvest
Four years ago this month, I was working on an article about the recently-announced changes for DO Penedès and I had to call their offices to ask for some clarification.Instead of putting me on hold t...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What seemed like a dream in DO Penedès has come to be.
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"The pile of used tissues beside your bed after a day of sweating out the flu is also 'full of naturally occurring microbiology'"
Can very much relate at the moment.
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Can very much relate at the moment.
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The Truth About Natural Wine | Wine-Searcher News & Opinion
In his latest piece, Konstantin Baum MW investigates one of wine's thorniest issues – is natural wine a fad or the future? Read the latest wine news & opinion on wine-searcher
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November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The pile of used tissues beside your bed after a day of sweating out the flu is also 'full of naturally occurring microbiology'"
Can very much relate at the moment.
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Can very much relate at the moment.
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Having a look at an historic Spanish winery, out amongst the islands of the Atlantic.
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Bodegas el Grifo in Lanzarote celebrates its 250th anniversary
In 1730, a massive volcanic eruption broke out on the Canary island of Lanzarote, just off the coast of Africa. It was initially epic in size, but became even greater as additional eruptions would con...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Having a look at an historic Spanish winery, out amongst the islands of the Atlantic.
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Having just got home after a five-hour, Michelin-starred, multi-course tasting menu, I can safely say this is no longer a first world problem bicycle I wish to ride anymore.
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Having just got home after a five-hour, Michelin-starred, multi-course tasting menu, I can safely say this is no longer a first world problem bicycle I wish to ride anymore.
This has far more hints of Florida than Mississippi but good times.
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
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October 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This has far more hints of Florida than Mississippi but good times.
A very worthy trip to have finally made.
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An arrival to Can Sumoi
It had been a lot of back forth (largely due to my travel schedule), but a couple of weeks ago, I finally managed to get up to Can Sumoi, one of the experimental projects of Pepe Raventós from Raventó...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A very worthy trip to have finally made.
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I've unfortunately been fined on my first day in Lanzarote. It's apparently a severe infraction of the local penal code to be male and not wear beige trousers with a white, longsleeved shirt.
October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I've unfortunately been fined on my first day in Lanzarote. It's apparently a severe infraction of the local penal code to be male and not wear beige trousers with a white, longsleeved shirt.
A very hard call.
"Would you rather have a small, 80-year-old, Burgundian penis or a huge penis from Fresno, California?"
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"Would you rather have a small, 80-year-old, Burgundian penis or a huge penis from Fresno, California?"
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What Wine Should You Bring to a Dinner Party?
The Biggest One You Can Find
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October 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A very hard call.
"Would you rather have a small, 80-year-old, Burgundian penis or a huge penis from Fresno, California?"
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"Would you rather have a small, 80-year-old, Burgundian penis or a huge penis from Fresno, California?"
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It's like an iconoclast Andrew Jefford.
"These wines appear smugly on menus alongside foraged disappointment served on filament-lit sharing plates."
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"These wines appear smugly on menus alongside foraged disappointment served on filament-lit sharing plates."
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The Case Against Orange Wine
Wine doesn’t need to be reinvented. Or orange.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It's like an iconoclast Andrew Jefford.
"These wines appear smugly on menus alongside foraged disappointment served on filament-lit sharing plates."
www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...
"These wines appear smugly on menus alongside foraged disappointment served on filament-lit sharing plates."
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Need a little 'follador' in your life? 🤭
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Follador Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
If you speak Spanish, the Prosecco winery, Follador has a rather 'special' meaning and it's admittedly hard not to giggle when seeing it. Similarly, albeit with a much less potent word, Champagne Goss...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Need a little 'follador' in your life? 🤭
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Having finally correlated my bad allergic reaction to wines with zero added SO2, I will never knowingly drink or even taste this shit again.
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Having finally correlated my bad allergic reaction to wines with zero added SO2, I will never knowingly drink or even taste this shit again.
Gettin' more serious 'bout Toro
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Vetus – Celsus 2023
I don't drink a lotta Toro sounds like the opening line to a film about people with little direction in their life. It would most likely star Paul Giamatti and/or Steve Buscemi with a supporting actre...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Gettin' more serious 'bout Toro
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Is the "thought leader" on LinkedIn the most annoying thought leader of all? Discuss.
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Is the "thought leader" on LinkedIn the most annoying thought leader of all? Discuss.
While it's 19 October, it's a very pleasant 20C in the evening and despite this, a neighbor already has the woodstove going.
October 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
While it's 19 October, it's a very pleasant 20C in the evening and despite this, a neighbor already has the woodstove going.
Apparently someone has not had the pleasure of Spain's Bimbo nor the gas station offer.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Apparently someone has not had the pleasure of Spain's Bimbo nor the gas station offer.
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Taking a much-needed new look at the central Catalan wines of Costers del Segre and Conca de Barberà.
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The wines of Costers del Segre & Conca de Barberà 2025
Let's have a new look at these two regions in the central part of Catalunya which includes separate Tasting Reports for Costers del Segre and Conca de Barberà.It can be rather difficult to group any t...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Taking a much-needed new look at the central Catalan wines of Costers del Segre and Conca de Barberà.
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Quite interesting developments for Corpinnat recently in terms of charging ahead as the dominant quality sparkling wine producer in Spain.
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Corpinnat 2025 harvest report
Very shortly after the announcement of 17th member to join Corpinnat, there came the announcements of the 18th and 19th, AT Roca and Mas Bertran. Clearly, this is a group with momentum and last Friday...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Quite interesting developments for Corpinnat recently in terms of charging ahead as the dominant quality sparkling wine producer in Spain.
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Two introductory wines, or is it a bit more complex from famed sparkling producer, Recaredo?
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L’Inifinit vs Terrers, Recaredo’s new youthful look
Recently, famed sparkling producer and Corpinnat original, Recaredo, released a brand-new wine called, l'Infinit.It's a notable wine for many reasons. The first is that Recaredo is not a winery to con...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Two introductory wines, or is it a bit more complex from famed sparkling producer, Recaredo?
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Doesn't fix a damned thing in this horrid affair, but still, a piece of very good news.
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Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Doesn't fix a damned thing in this horrid affair, but still, a piece of very good news.
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