Hudin: 10 no. 2
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Hudin: 10 no. 2
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A review of "Uncorked"
A new wine film arrived that featured, of all things, non-white central characters which was a serious breath of fresh air. Have a read to see how the film stacked up overall in the admittedly slim library of wine films.
An overview of Bordeaux 2017
In what was an extremely rare, but required move, the Bordeaux En Primeur Campaign for the 2019 vintage was put on hold due to the pandemic. Have a look at how the 2017 vintage is standing up now that it's seen some time to finish aging.
Getting wine in quarantine
While the focus of this piece is on where to find wine within Spain, the majority of the distributors listed will ship all over Europe and there are even nods to those outside of Spain who will ship down to Iberia.
A new book on Sherry
There are (thankfully), a decent number of books on the venerable fortified wines from Andalusia known as Sherry. This new addition to the library adds in some new facts and a new take on the region due to the author's many years of work there.
The demise of "Atwater & Clough"
Names may have been changed (to protect the innocent?) but this is the true account of watching one of the UK's most venerable and loved enotourism travel agents completely implode once sold off to another tour operated who clearly didn't understand this sector.
Some smashing wines to try
A few recent articles on great new wines that we've tasted:
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