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The wines of Penedès 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 03-12-2025
Of all the things that changed for me in 2025, the biggest was my perception of the wines from DO Penedès. As shown by the latest Tasting Report... more »
Domaine du Grapillon d’Or – Merlot – Caladoc 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 27-11-2025
This week has seen me visit Naples for the first time. To be honest, it was one city in Italy that was never high on my list given... more »
A book review of, “Rooted in Change”
by Miquel Hudin | 25-11-2025
In this new book, Jane Masters and Andrew Neather decided to bite off a big topic and write about about the sustainability of wine in terms of what... more »
The wines of Eastern Catalunya 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 20-11-2025
Let’s have a look at what is, the eastern portion of Catalunya where the denominations of origin for Empordà, Pla de Bages, and Alella are located. I’ll start... more »
Viña Salceda, Rioja, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 18-11-2025
Here are two of the top cuvées from the Viña Salceda winery which is owned by Perelada-Chivite. It’s been an interesting evolution to watch as they started with... more »
A new look at Alella’s Can Matons
by Miquel Hudin | 14-11-2025
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... more »
The wines of Jerez & Sherry 2025
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2025
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... more »
DO Penedès’s first fully organic harvest
by Miquel Hudin | 07-11-2025
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... more »
Art Laietà, Alella, Catalunya
by Miquel Hudin | 05-11-2025
This bottle of Bruant marks the first wine I’ve tasted since the rebrand of Alta Alella/Celler de Les Aus to now be Art Laietà, which happened in October.... more »
Bodegas el Grifo in Lanzarote celebrates its 250th anniversary
by Miquel Hudin | 03-11-2025
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... more »