Crazy, Crazy Wines
Barking oddities and their relations This is our music, we love it loud -Kiss, Crazy Crazy Nights There was a time when natty wine was in its nappies (historically-speaking), so…
Decanting: Celler Credo V-d-re
V-d-re is a new wine from Celler Credo, another lucid expression of Xarel-lo from Sant SadurnĂ dâAnoia in the Alt PenedĂšs, a passion project from Antoni Mata Casanovas, second generation…
Decanting: Kumpf & Meyer
In the 1990âs, Philippe Meyer and Sophie Kumpf, both from long-established Alsatian winemaking families, married, and founded a new winemaking estate âKumpf et Meyerâ with its winery situated in the…
Spotlight on: Domaine No Control
No Control, the Domaine of punk rock natural vigneron Vincent Marie, is located in Auvergneâs Volvic, a terroir characterised by an amazing range of soils of ancient and more recent…
Spotlight on: Domaine de l’AchillĂ©e
The Dietrich family has farmed land in Alsace since 1600 mostly in the village of Scherwiller but also in an adjacent village. Historically, the family farm was to be run…
What is Fermentation?
The process of fermentation in winemaking turns the must (grape juice) into an alcoholic drink called wine. During primary fermentation, yeasts transform sugars present in the juice into ethanol and carbon dioxide. The most common yeast associated with winemaking is…