A Northern Italian Voyage
This fantastic videologue was made by Benoit fromĀ Adam's Restaurant in Birmingham, who took part in our recent "Deep North" trip, visiting some of our talented northern Italian growers (1701 Franciacorta,…
Ditch the Dishwater
Was it Mariah Carey in We Belong Together (remix, feat. Jadakiss and Sty) who extolled the great PG: Big cups, Pinot Grigio Take it easy, yo No, we donāt yo…
An Evening with Jean-Pierre Frick: Fresh Air in the Natural Wine Debate
I was fortunate enough to attend a wine dinner at Terroirs Wine Bar hosted Jean-Pierre Frick who has written a book called Du Vin, De lāAir. This slim but beautifully-presented…
Meet the Austrians at the Real Wine Fair 2017
The Real Wine Fair is pleased to welcome a host of great growers from Austria for our 2017 event. Austrian wines are establishing a reputation throughout the world for their…
Doug Decants: The natural Burgundies of Domaine Ballorin and other news!
Focus onā¦ The natural Burgundies of Domaine Ballorin Gilles wines are avowedly natural ā organic and biodynamically farmed vineyards, ambient ferments with indigenous yeasts in resin-coated vats and stainless steel…
Autochthonous
I once tasted a Georgian wine that had over 400 grape varieties blended into it. If ever there was a declaration of the symbolic desire to preserve a multi-faceted grape…
Dial N for Overkill
āWhen first the crocus thrusts its point of gold/Up through the still snow-drifted garden moundā, then the world of wine suffers a peculiar invasion of bodysnatchers, wherein seemingly rational upstanding…