Huon Hooke

Wine writer

Huon Hooke is a wine writer.Connect via email.

The French wine isn’t necessarily inferior or “smaller” than the latter. Rather, it’s all about the soil.

Australian wines are high-quality and good value, but there is more to discover beyond Barossa shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet...

Here’s how premium wine with a blue-chip reputation justifies its price tag.

In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead, reveals Huon Hooke.

Plus other pro tips for serving red, white and sparkling wines in hot weather.

Plus the easy and inexpensive fix to nullify sulphites in your glass of wine.

Putting a cap on the age-old conversation about a wine cork or screw cap.

Some winemakers are dunking grapes or maturing wines in seawater. But is it a gimmick or a game changer?

The factors that determine the difference between a silver medal (90-94 points) and a gold (95-plus) can be subjective.

Dom, Cristal, Krug … top-shelf champagnes are regarded as the pinnacle of luxurious gifts.