The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: J
Jabberwock - Juvescent Jabberwock – The language of certain wine commentators. Jacob’s Creek - Father Ted (hunched over picnic basket to conceal what he is doing): Okay, Father, I’m just getting…
Natural Britain: Checking the pulse of the UK alternative wine scene
Christina’s piece told a story of a liberated, vibrant wine scene in Australia. Despite the obvious divides and the way the Australian wine industry is structured to favour the larger…
Real Alternative Wine Glossary: I
INAO - Irrigant INAO - Interfering Nosy Aggravating Officiousness. Bless. Though sometimes INAO is INAO. Ice Wine – A vinous beverage improved immeasurably by the addition of an ice cube…
Extraction & The Winemaker: Less is more except when the opposite is the case
Extracting sunbeams from cucumbers may be beyond their capabilities, but some oenologists seem to have the alchemical inclination to squeeze base gold out of simple grape juice. Wanting more from…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: H
Hammurabi - Hype Hammurabi – Ancient king of Babylonia and not an embryonic Basque grape variety Hand – positive – Hand harvested (which is selected by eye) implying an artisan,…
Natural Australia: The changing face of Aussie wine
--by Christina Pickard Earlier this year, about a three weeks into my new life in Perth, Australia, I received an invite from a winemaker with an unpronounceable name asking if…
Wine & Music: From Vine to Vinyl
If music be the wine of love, fill your i-pod with Pinot A vague survey proved incontrovertibly that stuff happens to you when you taste wine with different music. The…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: G
Gaillac to Gyropalette Gaillac - One of the first vinicultural centres of ancient Gaul with strong traditions and a spread of traditional grapes. Red wines, whites, vins jaunes, slightly sparkling, off…
Carso Rocks!
By Maddie Bryett Carso is a small DOC situated in Friuli bordering Slovenia, in the far North East of Italy. It takes its name from the hilly plateau of calcareous…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: F
Fake - Furmint That’s enough effing and blinding, Ms Austen -Pride and Extreme Prejudice Fake 1 - The latest example of passing off fraudulent wine to a Californian company was…