Natural, organic, biodynamic, real wine and the people and places behind them

It's hard to believe we're nearly half way through 2023... with spring kind of sprung, we thought it a good time to reflect on some vinous highlights so far. The…

Lava amour Vino di Anna is a small, family wine estate situated on the north face of Mt Etna, Sicily. Anna Martens and Eric Narioo have been making natural wines…

Thought sediment about wine (and other loosely related subjects)  Trash talking about wine Oh, the imperative of the pitch. I have 15 whole seconds to deluge the eager (or not)…

The crocuses (crocii?) are croaking and semi-spring is in the air and we are delighted to bring you news of three fantastic tastings in as many months! Very imminent is…

Herefordshire cider house rules It is said that the first recorded references to cider in this country date back to Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain where his armies found the…

The badger’s nadgers The Monte di Grazia estate is located in Campania in the town of Tramonti, inland and up from the Amalfi Coast, in the Lattari Mountains.  It’s a…

Jaén heir Though this is madness, yet there is method in it. Vinos Bio Pedro Olivares is a project in Murcia coordinated by the aforementioned Pedro Olivares with the objective…

Last week I read a tasting note in a wine magazine describing the flavours of a red wine as “black animal tobacco.” Now, while it is highly probable that the…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the majority of labels that adorn the many hundreds of different bottles of wines in the Les Caves portfolio are graphically… humdrum. And…

Thanks be to cob! Craig & Carla Hawkins and family live in Bandits Kloof, Eendekuilthe in the back and beyond of Swartland. It is a beautiful location, ringed by mountains…