100 Great Natural Wines: An Introduction
There comes a time when you start to believe that the best bottles of wine in your life may well be behind you. This is not a morbid realisation, but…
Doug decants: Continental Platter Semillon
I’m getting itchy palms. This denotes a new chirpsome, cheapsome wine with impeccable winemaking credentials. The Ozzies call Sauvignon Sav or Savvy B, and make Semillon rhyme with chameleon. Sem,…
Topping up the Georgians
It is a truth universally acknowledged that we’ve had a love affair with Georgia for the past few years, and over a decade ago became one of the first companies…
Doug decants: The Wines of Domaine des Cavarodes
Over the years, many of our wineries in the Jura region have acquired quasi-cult status. It is not something that we care about, because we play the wine rather than…
Thoughts for the New Year on Biodynamics and Natural Wine
I was recently in Austria and met and talked to a lot of growers who have become clear about how biodynamics is positively shaping their wines. Of course, winemaking plays…
To hell with dry January. Drink less, drink better. And Happy New Year.
What do we do in the dog days of January? First of all, we should bemoan the fact that anyone might be participating in (or considering) dry January. Balance in…