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The Sottano winery in Mendoza in Argentina produces a well-regarded red wine – from the Malbec grape – named after Judas. Dark and dense, according to experts, its colour is said to recall the blood-red imagery that accompanies Judas’ name.

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Like the devil, Judas continues to be a name and image to conjure with in the world of horror films, mostly recently the 2013 British independent movie, Judas Ghost, where a group of ghost-hunters are trapped in a village hall and – as the blood starts flowing – face slaughter.