What goes on when we taste wine?
There are moments when you drink a wine that become hand-wringing, bell-ringing events; transcendent moments that palpitate the nerve-endings and lodge in your memory cortex forever. When we post about…
Guest Post: On the Abracadabra of Bottling by Hannah Fuellenkemper
--Hannah Fuellenkemper I know that wine is about transformation, but no one warned me about the transformative power of packaging, and how in seconds it could change what had been…
Doug Decants: Recent Orange Additions: Part 1 – France
Although times they-are-a-changing and French vignerons and vigneronnes are cottoning on to making skin-contact wines, there was a time when you would have to search hard to find an amber-hued…
Wines of the Year (so far) – Part One
Doug & Elliott pore over some of their favourites... In an ongoing series, we (Les Cavistes) decant the wines that rocked our respective boats and rolled our barrels in the…
A Humble Alternative to the Top Fifty Vineyards in the World – Part Two.
Read Part One here. A recent report (voted by “experts”) listed the Top Fifty Vineyards in the World. It seemed more about companies with edifice complexes, than anything to do…
Georgian Wine Times Have Returned!
Georgian wines, that is, wines from the Republic of Georgia, have certainly been capturing the hearts and minds of the UK trade over the past few years. For seekers of…
We’ve got a not-so-little-list
As some day it may happen that a vigneron must be found, I've got a little list — I've got a little list Of Georgian growers who bury clay pots…
Latest US Arrivals
The latest batch of US wines to have hit our shores contain some real summer slurpers from Populis and Evan Lewandowski, some new wines from Kelley Fox, Minimus and Martha…
Doug Pores Over: Decanting
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go —T. S. Eliot It is scientifically proven that aeration through decanting a wine…
Doug Decants: Damejeanne from La Garagista
The project known as La Garagista Farm + Winery began in 2010. In essence, Deirdre and Caleb farm three parcels of co-planted, alpine varietals that are horticultural crosses of vinifera…
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