Doug Decants: Ca’ dei Zago Prosecco
Poetry in Prosecco Christian Zago, accompanied by Marika, represents the 5th generation of growers at Ca’ dei Zago, a family farm in the heart of Valdobbiadene. The most important part…
Decanting: Judith Beck Hunny Bunny
It is axiomatic that every producer of new-wave natural wine should have at least one label that is graphic or flirts with the suggestive. The No Sexual Services Pink Bunny…
Les Caves de Bojo!
At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth; in a smell that is in no way inferior to the…
Musing about simplicity
When eating out in restaurants, it is refreshing to encounter a clear focus on principal ingredients, showcasing two, perhaps three things on a plate, a dish that may be tackled…
‘A Crisis of Authenticity’ and other thoughts by guest blogger Laura Milnes
--By Laura Milnes German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel developed a theory known as the Hegelian dialectic that posits: A beginning proposition called a thesis A negation of that thesis…
Decanting: The wines of El Pinto
New thrillers from Parrilla El Pinto is a collaboration between Les Caves de Pyrene and Hacienda La Parrilla. The idea behind this project is to create excellent value wines from…
Spotlight on: Domaine Maupertuis
Jean Maupertuis tends 3.8 hectares of vines in the commune of Saint-Georges-sur-Allier and La Roche Noir in Auvergne. He works principally with a local version of Gamay referred to as “Gamay…