Of Craig Hawkins, Lammershoek, and Testalonga
They order things differently in Swartland Lammershoek is situated in the Aprilskloof Valley of the Paardeberg The soil is decomposed granite, very sandy in places They have 60 head of…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: U
Ubiety -Uva Ubiety – Whereness. An obscure alternative for terroir. Ubiquitous – Lists of top ten or top twenty wines, glossaries… Ugni-corn Wines –Far from mythical, these are thin white…
De Martino Wines – A New Natural Idiom
De Martino family and Les Caves de Pyrène are teaming up to put on a special event, “Looking Back, Moving Forward”, celebrating the 80th anniversary of this Chilean winery and demonstrate the creative…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: T (2nd half)
Terroir -- Typicity Terroir - I refer you to my monograph etc. etc. One of my favourite quotes from Trollope is the pithy aphorism: “Land is about the only thing that…
De Martino in London
One of the oldest family-owned wineries in Chile, De Martino will be celebrating its 80th birthday in 2014. To mark this milestone they will be holding a special event on…
What makes The Real Wine Fair Distinctive?
Supporting growers who respect the environment, who seek alternatives to chemicals, who exalt terroir and expression of fruit, who cherish the culture and particularity of their regions and uphold local…
10 things that will not necessarily happen in 2014
A famous wine writer will announce with due solemnity that natural wine is an irrelevance, a busted flush, a little fad that no-one will talk about or be interested in…
2014 Wish List
*Let’s stop putting wine on a pedestal. *Let’s avoid using words like icon and iconic. Not only are they clichés, but they have come to mean unaffordable (and highly sought…