Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 29/09/2026So apparently summer is now running from the end of April to the end of September. What a party... 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 25/09/2026Konektaufkomfortügen - Old German for the warm feeling of arriving to a hotel you've stayed in previously and your phone automatically connects to the wifi. 020
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 22/09/2026Cinsault, of course. What were you thinking? letter.hudin.com/p/the-c-wordletter.hudin.comThe ‘C’ Word‘Cinsault’, of course. 130
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 14/09/2026I do opt to use the fitness tracker although that might change with Google as the owner now 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 13/09/2026"Mr. Altman wrote that for “many kinds of labor,” wages “will fall toward zero,”" Just one look at Sam Altman's face tells you you're discussing particle physics with beached algae. Why is he seen as such a prophet? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Big Tech Fooled America Once. The Second Time’s Not Going So Well.We won’t get fooled again. 120
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026In light of this, I'm pulling piece from 2020 out from behind the paywall which looked at how to build a better wine writing award once the previous award of reference, The Roederers came to an end. www.hudin.com/rethinking-t...hudin.comRethinking the wine writing awardThe 2020 James Beard Awards have in effect been cancelled, which has been yet another one of those big things being axed by 2020.If you're not familiar with the James Beard Awards, it's meant to be a ... 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026Indeed. How it even made the Shortlist is beyond me. This newsletter has only three other posts and 8 subscribers in total. Numbers aren't everything, but it's awfully questionable. Additionally, supposed author worked for 67 Pall Mall previously. That's usually a disqualifier as well. 010
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026I received it from a colleague this morning and immediately could see why he sent it. Ran it through Pangram just to be sure. 010
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026Always possible, but it's pretty solid and did you actually read the piece? 100
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026Agreed, albeit, that should have been checked upon submission, although I don't recall the guidelines stating you can't use AI. I suspect this may change. 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026In the total history of intellectual thieves, plagiarists, and now blatant AI users, has the person responsible said, "Oh yeah, I totally did that." when confronted? 110
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/202667awards.com/202667awards.com2026 Awards — The 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards 300
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 10/09/2026So what are we to make of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards granting a prize to a 100% AI generated piece of short-form writing? 531
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 09/09/2026Takeaway reads that a Very Important Bro felt that his mansplaining wasn't being listened to and decided to vote against the other 11 people on the jury, despite actually agreeing with them. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comLindsay Clancy jurors speak out on what led to mistrialThe three jurors said after 40 hours, a lone male juror wouldn't agree with the rest of the panel to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. 021
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 08/09/2026Having a lengthy look at what the platform means for wine writers and maybe, many others. letter.hudin.com/p/of-substac...letter.hudin.comOf Substack & wineAll that’s being poured for your reading enjoyment in what is currently the most dynamic platform for wine media. 001
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 05/09/2026Sorta escalated quickly. Or descalated? Dunno. My pasta is ready. 110
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 05/09/2026I support life in prison (EU sentences of max 20 years are too lenient) but not the death penalty. Even just one conviction being overturned would be enough to invalidate it. 220
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 05/09/2026Why do the people in the US who love the death penalty always look like this? Because they're already dead on the inside. 220
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 04/09/2026Why try to run and make white wine when there are those doing it so well already? www.hudin.com/acustic-cell...hudin.comAcústic Celler – Blanc 2024With the free fall in the wine world which may or may not be stabilizing despite all of us who love wine doing our part to drink it, producers are still trying to figure out wtf to do. And it seems th... 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 03/09/2026Yeah, it'd be akin to me selling most anything from Bordeaux. 010
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 03/09/2026This is something that Gilbey has really been leaning in to. Don't see much merit to it myself as there's so much more to a wine than its finish. 120
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 01/09/2026Wine ain't selling? How about making a wine that's not a wine? www.hudin.com/reinventing-...hudin.comReinventing the wineUnlike most other alcohols, selling wine over the last half century has required not just branding, but a narrative, and despite being very aware of this, wine has never actually managed to fully cont... 011
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 29/08/2026Touch slow at the moment what with the death throes of summer holidays. Here's a piece I've taken out from behind the paywall which is a lengthy look at Armenian wines. Enjoy! www.hudin.com/an-introduct...hudin.comAn introduction to Armenian winesArmenia, along with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Northern Iran, and Eastern Turkey all form this Cradle of Wine region in the Caucasus Mountains where we currently believe the winemaking we know today to have... 130
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 28/08/2026I am more than a touch proud of hitting this parking in Barceloneta despite gum-faced tourists looking on. 100
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 28/08/2026I hope I'm dead long before I'm this sad and weak, if it's even possible for a normal person to actually be that sad and weak. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTrump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake AmericaTrump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week. 020
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 25/08/2026The snark never sleeps! letter.hudin.com/p/cul-de-cuv...letter.hudin.comCul de Cuvée: Bali & the Cheese BankThe recently-random bits. 110
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 21/08/2026It's like the pilot of a plane warning about severe turbulence ahead while the idiot next to you is bitching about how the airline is fascist because they stopped the drink service. www.bbc.com/weather/arti...bbc.comEl Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met OfficeScientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record. 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 20/08/2026Translation: To keep offering you the same exact service and fund our pointless AI bankruptcy, we'll be happily raising your price by 14%! 😀 010
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 18/08/2026Because there is no taste as sweet as stone. letter.hudin.com/p/the-taste-...letter.hudin.comThe taste of stoneYou need more than an excavator to create a Grand Cru vineyard, but it definitely helps. 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 11/08/2026Pink, it can make you think letter.hudin.com/p/a-return-t...letter.hudin.comA return to pinkBecause pink is pink, but not all pink is the same. 000
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 09/08/2026Unless it was from Alsace or Slovenia, my condolences on recently shedding your mortal coil. 010
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 09/08/2026For anyone who gives a rat's, I did the Meta Verified free trial for a month and saw truly no difference in anything other than having a blue check that would proudly state I'm paying Zuckerbucks for the honor. 120
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 09/08/2026Estic fart... És com una barreja de la calor del 22 amb l'humidat del 18. Quin pastis bonic. 010
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 07/08/2026"Apparently authorities were tipped off when the two-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta he was piloting, while high on cocaine and meth, arrived an hour ahead of schedule." open.substack.com/pub/hudin/p/...open.substack.comCul de Cuvée: Death & vomit bottlesThe recently-random bits. 030
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 04/08/2026Indeed. I've long found that these self proclamations are always wrong. It's why the Georgians wisely changed from their marketing from "the birthplace of wine" to "the cradle of wine". 100
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 04/08/2026Watch this and share it heavily to show the abject brutality of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comVideo shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attackUkraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime. 053
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 04/08/2026Depends on how you define 'Europe' as there are considerably higher vineyards in Tenerife, but there are vineyards in the Catalan Pyrénées at the same or slightly more elevation not to mention some in Andorra at 1,300m. 100
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 31/07/2026Honestly, I don't think I've ever drank a single one, at least not knowingly. Might have been tucked away in a competition. 110
Miquel Hudin @hudin.com · 31/07/2026There are just so many, not to mention the others that peaked and dropped. 110