More Natural Nomenclature
Non-Definitive Definitions Natural wine, as I may have previously written ad nauseam, is a relative term, embracing a wide variety of criteria. Nevertheless we might broadly agree on those specific…
Var Var Voom: Meeting Jean-Christophe Comor of Les Terres Promises, Provence
Provence is without doubt a spectacularly beautiful region of France speckled with myriad vineyards. Yet, as regional French specialists, we have always struggled to discover captivating terroir-driven wines outside the…
The Vermont Vintner: 32 hours with America’s most unlikely winemaker
-by Christina Pickard Note: a version of this piece originally appeared on Food & Wine. “Most of my stories start with this notion, ‘I never imagined...,’ or ‘Twenty years ago, I never…
Real Wine Fair Videos: Thierry Puzelat
One of the natural wine world's most beloved figures, Thierry Puzelat has been making wine au naturel in the Cheverny and Touraine appellations of the Loire Valley for over two decades, although…
For the Love of Wine
I proffer this as a thought - wine possesses its greatest value when it is made with love and for love, when it is made with all humility, when it…
Chatting with: Franz Strohmeier
Franz Strohmeier makes wine in what is considered the most difficult, yet also the most historic, region of Austria: West Styria. A true steward of the land, Strohmeier's relentless TLC in…
Doug Decants: Bernabe is back, New Radelaide Wines, and a Comment on Competitions
Decanting Cava Acequion, Rafa Bernabe The best things come to he who waits. And waits. And this pet nat kept us, and Rafa Bernabe, waiting. Unlike jam tomorrow, it eventually…
The Pyrenees Go to Austria: The Final Day – Michael Andert & Judith Beck
Breakfast in the vines with Michael Andert Michael Andert was born into a large family and grew up on a farm with mixed agriculture, livestock and viticulture. He learned to…
Real Wine Fair videos: Anna Martens
Vino di Anna is a small, two hectare property run and managed by Australian winemaker Anna Martens along with Les Caves de Pyrene's Grand Fromage, Eric Narioo, on the north…
2016…..so far! Look back in languor.
As we get summery in dear old Blighty here is a summary of 2016 so far... Gimme skin (contact) Oranges may not be the only fruit (grapes are!), nor the…