Variety is the spice of Loire: Notes on our recent tasting
Loire Tasting at Delfina “Run the whole gamut of Gamay from the Auvergne to the Atlantic, tripping the Loire fantastique...” The tasting journey begins in the west of the west…
Loire Tasting at Delfina “Run the whole gamut of Gamay from the Auvergne to the Atlantic, tripping the Loire fantastique...” The tasting journey begins in the west of the west…
Here’s the science bit... Sulphur ye the little wines and forbid them to be sold otherwise, for of such is the kingdom of homogeneity. And it is easier for a…
A revolutionary wine survey about wine surveys has once again exposed the vast chasm in our knowledge about the drinking habits of Joe and Joanna public and thereby pointed out…
RECAREDO ROCKS! When someone asks me whether we list a cava it is usually a not-so coded demand for something light, effervescent and cheap. Especially cheap. The idea that cava…
--by Panda Jerk-Show It is a truth universally acknowledged there is no such thing as natural wine. This is because it is self-evident that nature does not make the wine,…
Alice Feiring is one of the leading voices of natural wine in the US. She has written two excellent books on the subject, blogs about it regularly, and has recently…
--Doug Wregg. A few months ago a some officers from the Italian agriculture ministry paid a surprise visit to the Rome-based wine shop, Enoteca Bulzoni. They slapped them with a…
--by Doug Wregg. Q: Would you care to give me a pithy definition of Real Wine? Real Wine is about men and women who farm sustainably, organically and even biodynamically…
~~~100 + Loire wines from 44 growers~~~ ~~~All wines organic or biodynamic~~~ ~~~ Chinon from 1976 & 1979!!~~~ ~~~Wine from the westernmost appellation in France~~~ ~~~Volcanic…
--by Christina Pickard. A few months ago a some officers from the Italian agriculture ministry paid a surprise visit to the Rome-based wine shop, Enoteca Bulzoni. They slapped them with a…