Salts of the earth
Following on from the second part of our Terroir Series where we discussed the wine term 'minerality' (and her naysayers)... It would be interesting to correlate the impression of saltiness found…
Anti-Terroirists
Following on from part 1 of our Terroir Series, part 2 covers concept of 'minerality' in wine: “Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all.” --Julian Barnes, Flaubert's…
Terroir: Soil Associations! (Part 1)
Do you believe in terroir? Is it something to believe in? Or is it as vague and questionable as The Great Pumpkin, The Loch Ness Monster and The Moral Rectitude…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: N
Nacarat to Numerology Nacarat – Bright orange-red colour, useful to have for tasting notes and the name of an occasional wine from Claude Courtois. Nagyburgundi – Hungarian synonym for…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: M
Macabeo - Myths Macabeo – The Scottish grape. Maceration – Describes the process of drinking wine from lunch through to dinner without a break. Sardonic maceration is when drinking leads…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: L
Label – Luxury Cuvée Label - Never judge a label by its wine. Labels – Did you know that the text on all wine back labels is written by the…
A Nuvo Madness
A guest post by Maddie Bryett Recently I attended lunch with some industry companions, two of whom happened to be wine buyers. All of us being British there was the usual…
Our First Ever Spanish Tasting: The line up
So what’s showing at our Spanish tasting on October 14th? We are pleased to announce that representatives from the following wineries will be present to pour and talk about their…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: K
Dr Caligari’s Kabinett – Kubrickballs Kabinett, Dr Caligari’s – A place - and the cult film of the place - where otherworldly expressionist wines are stored. The psychological horror version…
Twenty Five Go Mad In Galicia: Part One and a Half
*Part 1 1/2 of our Galician adventures. When you have supped on the lethal local aguardiente time becomes a relative notion! * Gorgeous gorges, crazy vineyards In Ribeira Sacra, that’s where the men…