Doug Decants: Macon Cuvée 910, Clos des Vignes du Maynes
AKA Life in the Bojo slow lane and Cistercians doing it for themselves Macon-Cruzille Rouge âCuvĂ©e 910â a field blend that harks back a millennium plus change. (or no change)…
Chill the Rouge!
Chilled reds are not just for summer. In summer, all reds should either spend an hour cooling their heels in the fridge, or be granted a swift bath in an…
All you needed to know about Oregon: Part Three â Alternative Perspectives
Alternative Perspectives As one may easily see Oregon is home to a highly unified, friendly and supportive producer network. I would go further: In my experience, Oregon presents the most…
All you needed to know about Oregon: Part Two â The Emergence of Wine Culture
History & The Emergence of Wine Culture The history of Oregon and its wine industry might be characterised as one that has progressed by leaps and bounds in a very…
All you needed to know about Oregon: Part One – Pinot Noir and life beyond
Oregon produces quite a small amount of wine but an awful lot of noise. Which is not at all to say that the state's wine industry is overrun by brash…
Doug Decants: Award-winning Saffas, Sherry-not-Sherry, New Slovenians, Matassa, Commando G + More!
Elgin Ridge Takes Top Gold! Elgin Ridge Chaos White 2016 (98 points) wins top gold at the International Organic Wine Awards! We will have our tiny allocation of this biodynamically farmed…
Oregon Tale
I have just returned from Oregon Pinot Camp. This event has been organised annually since 2000. Approximately 270 members of the wine trade from the US - plus a smaller…
Words to the Wine: Part Three
Yet MORE twinkling English dialect words that might invigorate the tedious repetitions and formulations of wine-tasting descriptions. Iâm not saying that they are remotely appropriate or that you have to…
Will global warming make wines more alcoholic?
Global warming presents a vast array of challenges for the vine grower. It is not just that certain regions are becoming hotter, but that extreme weather events are becoming more…
Why doesnât Les Caves de Pyrene carry major brands?
Once upon a time I wrote a short piece for a magazine deploring the banality of corporate jargon in the wine trade. Terms like upsegmentation, channel management, wine margin optimisers,…
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