The Politics of Natural Wine
Has natural wine become too political for its own good? This is not a question that keeps me awake at night wondering about its ramifications. But it is a corollary…
Glow Wine
Where sunshine and wine combine The visual pleasure given to us by wine is underestimated in the overall scheme of things. We may feel that our sense of sight is…
Doug Decants: Substance
Substance is a label created by Myrko Tépus and Nicolas de Groot, dedicated to fermented artisan lightly sparkling natural drinks made without alcohol. The idea is inspired by vignerons to…
The Siren Call of the Med
La Luna Blanc by Bruno Duchene I have been singing the praises of cool wines, whites that evoke the crisp fluency of shallow mountain streams gliding over polished stones, firm-skinned…
The Thiology of Taste
Smells, words & memories Tasting is an act of transmutation of aromas and flavours into measured and unspoken language. We receive a cocktail of raw chemical and microbiological elements in…