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Tucked back in the Douro, Quinta da Casa Amarela

by  |  13-11-2026

You’d probably miss the estate of Quinta da Casa Amarela if you didn’t know it was there. Tucked back in a small valley that eventually winds its way down to the Douro River just 1.5km... more »

The wines of DO Terra Alta 2026

by  |  09-11-2026

Let’s hop down to the south of Catalunya and have a look at what’s happening in DO Terra Alta, which is accompanied by this Tasting Report of over 100 wines. This far side of the... more »
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Hacienda Albae, Castilla La Mancha, Spain

by  |  06-11-2026

Let’s have a look at a sample of the wines from Hacienda Albae who are producing under the very large IGP Castilla in Castilla-La Mancha. Don’t confuse it with the even larger IGP of, Castilla... more »
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Picpoul me once

by  |  03-11-2026

In what seems like a different universe now, I was fresh out of university and planning my first trip to Paris. I asked a well-traveled work colleague if he had any restaurant recommendations. He did... more »
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Naveran, Cava, Spain

by  |  30-10-2026

Caves Naveran has apparently been acquired by the Roqueta family who are also the owners of Abadal in Pla de Bages as well as Lafou in Terra Alta. Clearly, they needed somewhere in between these... more »

A deeper look at underwater wine aging

by  |  27-10-2026

The waters, were calm. Just a few hours earlier they’d been a roiling mass of nature at its most violent; a cold boil of northern stormfront that had nearly derailed the boat tour planned for... more »

A review of, “Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava”

by  |  26-10-2026

It's a sign of not only a region's maturity, but also its high level of quality when people are clamoring to profile it via word and image. It's the latter which we see here in... more »

What’s new in Vinho Verde at Casa da Torre

by  |  23-10-2026

The heat, at 35C, was nearly bearable that day. Of course as with all things weather related in Europe over the last decade or so, this wasn’t ‘normal’, especially for the very northern region of... more »

About the advertorial

by  |  20-10-2026 ~ 4 Comments

"Ni carn ni peix." This phrase in Catalan is one that any regular reader knows I keep coming back to as I simply love it. "Neither meat nor fish" is the literal translation, but the... more »
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Sangarida, Bierzo, Spain

by  |  16-10-2026

While in Galicia recently to attend the 25th anniversary of Bodegas Attis, I had the chance to taste the wines from their DO Bierzo project, Sangarida. Attis was the original winery founded by the family... more »