How To Train Your Dragonfruit Taster
Some thoughts on wine tasting and training Doing tastings with sommeliers and wine buyers or conducting wine training is part of the job for the common-or-garden wine merchant. You buy…
100 Great Natural Wines: Germany
This is a series profiling the producers on our list who make natural wines. Within this series we will be highlighting some of the extraordinary and rare bottles and vintages that…
Decanting: The Wines of Bodegas Tajinaste
Named after the beautiful flower that grows in the Teide national park in Tenerife (which is also depicted on the labels), Tajinaste is run by the indefatigable Agustín García Farrais.…
A tribute to Terroirs Wine Bar, in the words of those who loved it
Wine writer Christina Pickard, who helps run Les Caves's social media, recently wrote an article about our beloved and recently shut Terroirs Wine Bar for the publication Club Oenologique. In…
Spotlight on: Domaine du Pech
A family owned and run domaine in the heart of south west France focussing on terroir expression, biodynamic processes and crafted quality, Domaine du Pech lies in the Buzet appellation,…
The Long Read: On Wine Ageing
Age shall not wither wine, except when it does... Ah yes. And, oh no. The expression “this wine will age”, was considered a badge of honour, once upon a time.…
Decanting: Nikau Farm
Nikau Farm is home to Dane Johns (of Momento Mori), his wife Hannah and their young family. It is an expansive property of about 95 acres in the Baw Baw…
Spotlight on: The Don & Kindeli Wines, New Zealand
Alex Craighead and Josefina Venturino are establishing a reputation in the natural wine world. They have settled in Upper Moutere in Nelson and make wines that are bottled under two…
The Long Read: I Taste Red
Tasting is viewed – scientifically – as the reflexive response to various stimuli. It is both a mechanistic and cognitive activity. I am primarily interested in the translation of mere…
Coming Soon: New Season Little Pomona
Cider and perry is seasonal, don’t you know… and we are emerging into summer. Here are a few newbies to whet your appetites and wet your whistles, some of them…