The Long Read: Wine Tasting & The Nature of Epiphany
âThere are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don't think all ecstasies are the same!â Â ~ Jalaluddin Rumi What is it about fermented grape juice that excites…
âThere are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don't think all ecstasies are the same!â Â ~ Jalaluddin Rumi What is it about fermented grape juice that excites…
Sepp and Maria Muster inherited their 10-hectare estate in Schlossberg near the small town of Leutschach in Styria (called Steiermark) from Seppâs parents Theresa and Rudolf Muster. The oldest document…
A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period â When March is scarcely here A Colour stands abroad On Solitary Fields That Science cannot…
This is a series profiling the producers on our list who make natural wines. Within this series we will be highlighting some of the extraordinary and rare bottles and vintages that…
If you look up the definition of urbane in the Oxford English Dictionary there is a picture of Steven Spurrier there. Which is pretty amazing because the OED doesnât have…
In part one (which can be found here) we discussed the origins of biodynamics and explained the various preparations whilst attempting to demystify lunar cycles and the planting calendar. We…
Luc de Conti is the third generation of an Italian family that settled just south of Bergerac in southwest France in 1925 and set up an agricultural business. Luc inherited…
This is a series profiling the producers on our list who make natural wines. Within this series we will be highlighting some of the extraordinary and rare bottles and vintages that…
Arguably not the last word on the subject To find no-sulphur wines liberating and energising is not to cast aspersions on wines that are made with an addition of sulphur.…
Here is a lexicon of definitions of key wine words. The definitions are not intended to be scientifically objective and, in many cases, will be somewhat simplistic. Some will describe…