Doug Decants: The Wines of Le Domaine Plageoles
Tradition is not a return to an obsolete past, but rather the permanence of its origins through time --Frederik Tristan Since 1805, seven generations of the Plageoles family have carried…
Decanting our recent “Restyling Wine” tasting: Part One
A Les Caves tasting with a difference Part One Restyling Wine, our 18th September autumn trade tasting, was a tasting with a slight difference, an attempt to refresh wine…
Chenin: the grape we love (Part Two – Out of South Africa)
Read Part One of our Ode to Chenin Blanc here. Craig Hawkins makes wines in Swartland. His project is called Testalonga El Bandito, wherein he makes a pair of Chenins…
Stefano Bellotti: An Appreciation
Stefano Bellotti understood farming and the language of nature at a fundamental level; He made wines that were wild, long-lived and spoke deeply of their origins. He was the spirit…
Doug decants: The Wines of Cascina Iuli
Fabrizio Iuli grew up (literally) in his mother’s restaurant and used to help out from a very early age. His grandfather had planted some Barbera in the fields behind the…
Chenin: the grape we love (Part One)
I’d give my goddam soul for a glass of Vouvray. --Jack Torrance This supremely versatile and noble Loire grape makes all styles from pétillant and sparkling through bleach-bone dry, tender,…
It was 30 years ago today…
As mentioned in virtually every piece that we write now, we are thirty years old this year! A lot of real and metaphorical vino has passed under the bridge; the…