Vasco Croft on the Aphros Amphora Project
Sometimes in our lives we are fortunate to make something without there having to be a reason, a single thought that leads inexorably to action. Rather, as in every…
Chatting with: Villalobos, home of the wild vineyard
Picture a vineyard... We stop by the head of a path, walk through a gate and promenade through woods of pine, eucalyptus and local trees until the woods became bushes,…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: H
Hammurabi - Hype Hammurabi – Ancient king of Babylonia and not an embryonic Basque grape variety Hand – positive – Hand harvested (which is selected by eye) implying an artisan,…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: G
Gaillac to Gyropalette Gaillac - One of the first vinicultural centres of ancient Gaul with strong traditions and a spread of traditional grapes. Red wines, whites, vins jaunes, slightly sparkling, off…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: F
Fake - Furmint That’s enough effing and blinding, Ms Austen -Pride and Extreme Prejudice Fake 1 - The latest example of passing off fraudulent wine to a Californian company was…
Chatting with: Gareth Belton of Gentle Folk Wines
Gareth Belton makes wine under his label, Gentle Folk Wines, in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Les Caves bring Gentle Folk's white Field Blend and Little One Petit Verdot into the UK.…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: E
Earthy to Extraction Earthy - refers to a wine displaying characteristics which are less obviously fruit-driven and more to do with flavours of the soil. Wines from the South West…
Chatting with: Piers Baker of The Sun Inn, Dedham – Part One
Would you give us a potted autobiography? I started as pot wash at 15 in a North Yorkshire fine dining restaurant, then did a stint as a waiter in a…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: D
Dame to Dung Dame - “The last time that I trusted a dame was in Paris in 1940. She was going out to get a bottle of wine. Two hours…
The Rugby Wine Cup Runneth Over
As the Rugby World Cup approaches we take a highly partial squint at the wine form book. As usual it will be decided by how many tries there are in…