Recaredo: Cava not Cava
For almost a century, Recaredo has maintained a firm commitment: to produce terroir wines that reflect the landscapes of the Alt Penedès as honestly and transparently as possible. They make only…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: N
Nacarat to Numerology Nacarat – Bright orange-red colour, useful to have for tasting notes and the name of an occasional wine from Claude Courtois. Nagyburgundi – Hungarian synonym for…
That thing we like
I’ve argued on these pages and elsewhere that it is trite to bandy loaded terms such as “natural”, “conventional” and “movement” willy-nilly as in “natural wine movement” and to have…
The Yeaster Bunny Bounces In, and more of Doug’s Decants
Oregon Ovum Wines: Back to the Egg Ever till now When men were fond I smiled and wondered how. --Angelo, Measure for Measure Perceived as a truly noble grape that…
Marks-Schism
Every time I am invited on a tasting panel I vow that it will be my last foray into the world of jangling and wrangling. Although this vow will doubtless…
Les Caves New(ish) Release Tasting
Last week we uncorked a few bottles in the basement of Terroirs and put together a rough tasting called New & Recent Releases. As the clunky title suggests this was…
Wines of Austria Round Table Discussion
I was honoured to be invited by The Drinks Business to offer my tuppence hap’orth of half-baked opinions about more niche Austrian wines, or life beyond Gruner, as it might…
Doug Decants: California, Jurancon, Georgia + more!
Vale da Capucha Branco: Composed of 92% Fernão Pires (which is not a cross of Fernando Torres and Robert Pires) and 8% Arinto, hails from Atlantic country in Lisboa, a…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: M (Part One)
Macabeo - Myths Macabeo – The Scottish grape. Maceration – Describes the process of drinking wine from lunch through to dinner without a break. Sardonic maceration is when drinking leads…
The Real Wine Fair: Welcome to Flavour Country
Every wine event has its own unique feeling, one animated by the energy of those exhibiting feeding off the moods of those coming to taste. The wines are the further…