What’s in a name? Natural Wine Redefined
Let us listen to three voices. If you ask one type of man, "What does a novel do?" he will reply placidly: "Well - I don't know - it seems…
South Africa: Day One
DAY ONE ELGIN & LUDDITE After a night on the plane we had perforce to hit the ground running. Fortunately, after the Virgin shake we landed into the Cape bake…
Meet the Growers: The Beautiful South
The timing of The Real Wine Fair may not be propitious for our growers and winemakers in the southern hemisphere as they will be toiling deep amongst the vines or…
World of Fine Natural Wine
I was privileged to be invited to take part in a tasting (followed by a “round table” discussion) of natural wines at The World of Fine Wine. There comes a…
Real Discovery: Reasons to go to the Real Wine Fair
Try a wine made from a blend of 400 grape varieties Meet a former punk musician turned winemaker Taste a wine made from a wild vineyard in Chile Discover a…
Language and wine – some observations
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even…