Behind the Back Label with Craig Hawkins
What’s behind a label? Quite a lot, on occasion. Some vignerons put that extra effort into the design creating a memorable brand identity. There’s often a story or a…
Around the New World in 80 (-56) Wines
When we talk about the New World we don’t think about Christopher Columbus and Captain Cook and all those would-be circumnavigatory dudes looking to open trade routes new, but countries…
100 Great Natural Wines: Savoie
Previous posts from our 100 Great Natural Wines series: Intro Austria Savoie-Faire LE FEU Dominique Belluard Gringet rock The village of Ayze is a little commune in the Haute-Savoie…
Doug decants: Etnella Villa Petrosa, Sicily
Davide Bentivegna, Etnella's founder, having worked for the German company Siemens, left his position to follow his dream to make wine. He had no previous experience or inherited land, so…
Putting the swig in a gig: Comedy and Wine
A friend said a wine he tried recently was bitter and not properly fermented. Sounds like sour grapes to me. A friend of mine cooks by making up a recipe…
Doug Decants: Two Unrelated Adas
I met a blogger from an antique land Who said: `Two nasty unlabelled bottles of oakjuice Stand on the table. Near them, at the bar, Half sunk, a shattered visage…
All you needed to know about Qvevri but were afraid to ask
Having just received a tranche of Georgian wines it seems timely to remind ourselves what makes these wines unique. Often when we talk about wine we focus – quite rightly…
100 Great Natural Wines: Austria
What constitutes a great wine is always a subjective judgement. Each individual arrives at their own very singular list of best—or favourite—wines. It may that one transformative bottle that you…