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

An overview plus historical nuggets & oddments Les Caves de Pyrene, its name and reputation synonymous with the Pyrenees, was founded on the wines and gastronomy of the south western…

Pierre Jéquier was formerly an architect, but his passion for wine and the desire to have a craft close to nature led him to become a winemaker. After a lot…

A regenerative farming project in Bucks A couple of months ago we visited Richard Woodfine, eponymous founder and brains behind Woodfine Wine. He lives in Seer Green, a picturesque Chiltern…

A rose that is an orange by any other name Ovum Wines (John and Ksenija House) is dedicated to producing Riesling & Gewurztraminer (& Muscat) from single sites in Oregon and…

Beyond the pinky and perky cliché It’s August, and I’ve forgotten to rehash my ORA (Obligatory Rosé Article). This year with sweltersville coming at us from all sides, it would…

The Schmitt winery has been in the family for over 230 years with Bianka and Daniel working their 16 hectares for the last decade. They work in full biodynamics which…

What do you want to know about wine? Most of our customers want us to send them technical notes (known as fiche techniques). In its starkest form, an FT is…

Luna module Bruno Duchêne hails from the Loire Valley, where his family had a thriving business selling farm machinery. Before starting his career as a winemaker, he was a wild…

Think of a grape variety and you will probably envision it in its most basic iteration. Gamay? Think bubblegum and fruit pastilles. Malbec? Think chocolate. Chardonnay? Think warm buttered toast.…

Epiphanies, as I have written before, tend to coalesce around a single moment. It may be a moment in the immediate present that is so deeply moving, so sensorily involving,…