Hype Hype Hooray
Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. --John Lahr Just as dementors feed naturally…
Adventures in Burgenland
Burgenland lies around 35 minutesâ drive south east of Vienna and is divided into three broad regions: Neusiedlersee, Leithaberg and Mittelburgenland. We spent most of our trip in the former…
The Accidental Death of the Wine Writer
Andrew Jefford once announced at a European bloggerâs conference that the wine writer is dead. We werenât aware that he had been ill, but as the last typewriter rolled off…
Whatâs in the pot at our Feats of Clay Tasting?
Nicolas Reau makes several wines including a silky sans soufre Anjou red in cement and a racy white raised in used barrels. Descente aux Amphores Blanc & Rouge is his…
Language and Wine
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…