Articles
Hacienda Albae, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
Picpoul me once
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
Naveran, Cava, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 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.... more »
A deeper look at underwater wine aging
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
A review of, “Penedès: Why Corpinnat Isn’t Cava”
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
What’s new in Vinho Verde at Casa da Torre
by Miquel Hudin | 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’,... more »
About the advertorial
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
Sangarida, Bierzo, Spain
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »
Telling a mountain to move
by Miquel Hudin | 13-10-2026
The Montsant Massif is a striking mountain range full of grey cliffs and sits at the northern point of Priorat Country in Catalunya, Spain. Meaning, “the holy mountain”,... more »
A book review of, “Black Odesa”
by Miquel Hudin | 12-10-2026
So, we’ve reached the point in the Felix Hart series by pseudonymous writer, Peter Stafford-Bow wherein with the publication of Black Odesa, it appears we have a trilogy... more »