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In The Glass: Defilippi i Gessi – Crocetta 2021

by  |  19-10-2022

This has been a year of the unforeseen (see: Russian invasion) but if you were to ask me what I wouldn’t have expected in a wine context, in no way shape or form would I... more »

Two very, very different Valdemars

by  |  17-10-2022

Indeed, they’re not truly on opposite ends of the world. Oion in the Rioja region of Spain, and Walla Walla in the state of Washington in the United States are but a “mere” 8,500km from... more »

Cul de Cuvée 15-10-2022

by  |  15-10-2022

A bluntly-curated selection of absolutely random recent bits from around the wine and drink world served up “mostly fresh” for your enjoyment. And so fall seems to be saying “Hi there!” as suddenly, the days... more »

Coffee and vines and everything changing

by  |  13-10-2022

For those who’ve not been, Galicia is hand’s down, the wettest region in all of Spain. They have average rainfall running from 800mm in the driest areas all the way up to 2,200mm for those... more »

New Hudin.com review policy: Yes SO2

by  |  10-10-2022

In addition to our overall disclosures, we also have a general set of guidelines when it comes to how we approach the wine reviews and reports on Hudin.com. Firstly, wines are scored via the 100-point... more »

Food Through Wine: Ferran Cerro, Reus, Catalunya

by  |  07-10-2022

A regular series that reviews dining through the lens of wine both good… and bad. Anyone who lives in Spain is lying to your face if they don’t say that Euskadi (Basque Country) is the... more »

A book review of “The Wine Bible 3rd Edition”

by  |  05-10-2022

When asked about what book one should read to start digging into wine, there are always two that immediately come to mind for me. The first is Jancis Robinson’s “24-Hour Wine Expert” for those looking... more »

In The Glass: Elena Fucci Titolo 2019

by  |  03-10-2022

There remain those who may be convinced that wine choices of the future will all be via a “discovery engine“. The only way I’ll buy into that is if, like in Demolition Man’s version of... more »

The wines from Malvasia de Sitges 2022

by  |  28-09-2022

That there are 10,000 grape varieties in the world is daunting. That there are also the countless synonyms, madness. Here is the story of but one finding new a new life in the modern age.... more »

A book review of “To Fall in Love, Drink This”

by  |  26-09-2022

There are few writers such as Alice Feiring that can achieve such an impressive level of discussions and heated debates in the world of wine without having to constantly-wallow in dead-end Twitter spats. Remember that... more »