Wines that do their own thing
Sublime outrage Let us pay tribute to the magnificent otherness of certain wines, those that defy expectations in the most glorious way. Over the years, natural wines have shifted the…
Remembering Susanna Forbes of Little Pomona Cidery and Orchard
It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the passing of Susanna Forbes after a lengthy illness. She co-founded Little Pomona Cidery & Orchard, with her husband James and they…
The Riesling Conundrum
Over the decades wine styles have changed due to the application of modern (often industrial) farming techniques and also been radically altered by vinification methods designed to “clean up”…
Talking about wine and health
I am not an expert (to put it mildly) about whether the systemic use of chemicals in vineyards and the cocktail of allowable additives used to stabilise wines is injurious…
Lost for words: Tasting wine and emotional responses
One of the things that I like doing on holiday is to bring a bottle of wine down to the beach when the sun is setting, half fill a glass…
Doug Decants ~ The Wines of Robert-Denogent, Mâconnais
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Denogent family, originally from Fuissé, started the winegrowing business. Andrée Robert, née Denogent, grandmother of Antoine and Nicolas, owned 5 hectares of…