The Real Wine Alternative Glossary: S (2nd half)
Spraying--Syrah Spraying – Vineyard managers who expostulate with contempt when they see a biodynamic farmed, their spittle is said to burn the very leaves off the canopy. Spumante – The…
The Real Wine Fair 2014
It’s back! Time’s winged chariot has released its handbrake and once again we are hurtling towards the festival of wine, food and antic merriment known as The Real Wine Fair.…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: S (1st half)
Saar - Spoonerisms Saar – Amazingly adjacent to Ruwer in this wine glossary. A tribute to significant tributaries that mosey on to the Mosel. Sack – A drink consumed by…
The Piedmont Tasting
Les Caves de Pyrène Piemonte Portfolio Tasting @ Dalla Terra Nebarcettos (and others) Piemonte is a region that bequeaths regal expectations, the result of a proud tradition of vine-growing and…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: R (2nd half)
Riojas--Ruwer Riojas – People who are feeling a surfeit of Tempanillo are said to be “off their Riojas.” Riparia – Those growers in the States who gravitate to Vitis Vinifera…
Wine Truisms: Part 2
The second lot of wine truisms may be true (or not), but they will never be as shockingly true (or false) as the first lot. (Oscar Wilde – not) --Good…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: R (1st half)
Racines - Rkatsiteli Racines – the name of a famous wine bar in Paris, plus a cuvée from the inimitable Claude Courtois. From people who give hoots about roots. Racking Off…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: Q
Quaggling - Qwerty Quaggling quaddler – An inveterate grumbling critic who literally quivers with asperity when the words “natural” and “wine” are juxtaposed in a single sentence. Quahogs, Stuffed –…
Wine Truisms
-Weather influences what you drink more than the recommendations of wine commentators or bloggers -The overuse of technology in winemaking has resulted the exaltation of clinical mediocrity -Wine journalism tends…