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The wines of Madeira 2025

by  |  10-04-2025

If you’re not going up the side of a mountain in Madeira, then you’re most likely sitting in the water. I live in the mountains, but I’ve rarely seen such an extreme and vertiginous landscape... more »

The wines of Aragón 2025

by  |  27-03-2025

It was time to revisit the fine wines being produced in the region of Aragón which sits between Catalunya and Navarra/Rioja with both Castillas on its western flank and Valencia on its east. With higher... more »

The wines of Corpinnat 2025

by  |  18-03-2025

At the end of tasting nearly 50 wines for this, the latest Corpinnat report. Ramon Jané of Mas Candí asked, “So tell me, what’s the opinion of Corpinnat out there in the wine world?” Having... more »

A look at the wines of Serbia

by  |  25-02-2025

I had the pleasure of judging and attending the third edition of the Open Balkan Wine Vision event last fall. If you’re unfamiliar with “Open Balkan“, you’re probably not alone as it’s quite new, only... more »

The wines of Napa Valley 2025

by  |  06-02-2025

To taste the wines of Napa Valley is for me, a taste of fond melancholy. This is perhaps a strange comment for most people to hear, but it’s because I have a personal relationship to... more »

A gastronomic look at calçots & wine

by  |  30-01-2025

When seeing a field of calçots for the first time, I think most people who know something about vegetables will have their first reaction be, “Oh, onions.” The lackluster response wouldn’t be wrong on the... more »

Goodbye Twitter & Facebook. Hello upstarts.

by  |  20-01-2025 ~ 1 Comment

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 »

The wines of Crémant de Bourgogne 2024

by  |  03-12-2024

Over six years ago, it came to the attention of most everyone I knew in Spain that there was a Crémant de Bourgogne wine from Lidl at what seemed to be a very smart price... more »

The wines of DO Tarragona 2024

by  |  21-10-2024

Given the fine passage of time since the last report of DO Tarragona, it was time to do an update. A tasting earlier in October offered just the opportunity which you can see in the... more »

The wines of DO Terra Alta 2024

by  |  07-10-2024

Given that DO Terra Alta can have a completely different climate in some years than the rest of Catalunya (or even Northern Spain), it was very much time to build upon the previous report and... more »