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The Decántalo buyout of Bodeboca

by  |  22-09-2025

The recent purchase of Bodeboca by Decántalo is an interesting example of wine’s fortunes at the moment. While founded independently, both of these online wine stores saw external investment in the form of drinks juggernaut,... more »

Sigalas & the Santorini harvest 2025

by  |  15-09-2025

It’s no secret that the 2025 harvest on the Greek island of Santorini has been exceedingly difficult. In the harvest report of Domaine Sigalas, they readily acknowledge this by leading with the line, “…the situation... more »
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DOC Rioja 2025: Lower alcohol & harvest yields

by  |  29-08-2025

Heading into the 2025 harvest, there have been a number of significant changes for Spain’s DOC Rioja. As was mentioned in the annual Rioja report, the last few years have seen the region very much... more »

Corpinnat jumps to 16 with Kripta joining

by  |  30-07-2025

It’s difficult to keep up with the new additions to the sparkling wine association of Corpinnat as today, they’ve just added their 16th member, Celler Kripta which, until February of 2024 was known as Agustí... more »

Organic fully arrives for Penedès

by  |  10-07-2025

“Any vacation requests from the 11th of August onward are being denied.” Such was the ominous beginning to an interview with a winery owner in DO Terra Alta for a forthcoming report. But this is... more »

Hail destroys large portion of vineyards in Jumilla

by  |  19-05-2025

On the 10th of May, a massive hailstorm ripped through the Jumilla wine region, a ‘super autonomous’ denomination of origin in Spain spanning both Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia. In a short period of time, hail... more »

Goodbye Twitter & Facebook. Hello upstarts.

by  |  20-01-2025

With the publication of this article, the Twitter and Facebook accounts/pages for Hudin.com and myself, are completely deleted. I realize it might be hard for those in the wine world to give up these platforms.... more »

Corpinnat jumps to 13 with addition of Cisteller

by  |  27-11-2024

The sparkling wine association, Corpinnat has now reached 13 wineries in total with the addition of Cisteller. This has admittedly been one of the more open secrets in the Penedès region for some time. When... more »
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New Basque Denomination of Origin annulled by high court

by  |  12-11-2024

In what is a great deal of finality to the ongoing conflict between the creation of the DO Viñedos de Álava/Arabako Mahastiak and DOC Rioja, a high court in Basque Country has ruled that the... more »

Copain de Vin’s new ‘VinVoyage’

by  |  23-10-2024

There’s been a great deal of effort over the past decades to build up wine as a “fancy” thing that requires sitting down to drink and enjoy properly, whether that means with a meal (preferably... more »