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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…

They used to say that if you ate too many carrots you would turn orange. I wonder if the same holds true for orange wine. When I am drinking one,…

Having had the pleasure of working with Te Whare Ra as their UK importer for nearly a decade, it comes as no real surprise that Anna and Jason have been…

In 2005, Pablo and his wife Andrea left their jobs (he was a nursery teacher, and she had studied political science) to become winegrowers in Ribera del Duero. Andrea started…

The grapes we don’t talk about They don’t call us the company that sells wines from 250 grape varieties for nothing. Actually, no-one calls us that, but this is to…

Monsieur Meunier Champagne Eric Taillet is based in Baslieux-sous-Châtillon in the Belval Valley. The domain is composed of 6 hectares of Meunier for the most part (82%), a little bit…

Red fruit day It’s me, isn’t it? When a wine I love one year because its particularly snappy and sappy quality tips over into something that I kind of like,…

Part 2: Volunteers, vintages and winemaking   How do you recruit volunteers to help at vintage time for Lost in a Field? Glad you asked! Alongside launching the wine project,…

Pure class wines from the Basket Range There is a bit of a debate amongst wine growers and journalists about the state of the natural wine scene in Australia. After…

Part 1: Background, branding, heritage varieties & lost vineyards   Tell us about how you got into wine. I wish I had a romantic origin story, something like sipping a…