Why you should be at the Real Wine Fair
2 WEEKS TO GO… SO MANY REASONS TO COME TO THE REAL WINE FAIR: Try a wine made from a blend of 400 grape varieties Meet a former punk…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: P (part one)
Paarl - Pink, Pretty In Paarl – Comes before wines in South Africa. Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh – A quasi-masonic ritual observed in Gascon restaurants whereby you will only be able…
A Digression Concerning Snobbery
During the time of the year that people would like to re-invent themselves, some thoughts about what Donald Rumsfeld might call the certain uncertainties of the biz we are in.…
Doug Decants: Rhone, South Africa, & Northwest USA
Domaine des Miquettes - Saint-Joviality Domaine des Miquettes was created by Paul Estève and Chrystelle Vareille in 2003 in the village of Cheminas, a small village located on the high…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: O
Oak - Oyster Oak - I’m getting oak with plummy overtones I’m getting screwed on alimony --Frasier Oaked (pejorative) - eye of oak newt; essence of vanillin toad. Can be…
Recaredo: Cava not Cava
For almost a century, Recaredo has maintained a firm commitment: to produce terroir wines that reflect the landscapes of the Alt Penedès as honestly and transparently as possible. They make only…
The Real Alternative Wine Glossary: N
Nacarat to Numerology Nacarat – Bright orange-red colour, useful to have for tasting notes and the name of an occasional wine from Claude Courtois. Nagyburgundi – Hungarian synonym for…
That thing we like
I’ve argued on these pages and elsewhere that it is trite to bandy loaded terms such as “natural”, “conventional” and “movement” willy-nilly as in “natural wine movement” and to have…
The Yeaster Bunny Bounces In, and more of Doug’s Decants
Oregon Ovum Wines: Back to the Egg Ever till now When men were fond I smiled and wondered how. --Angelo, Measure for Measure Perceived as a truly noble grape that…
Marks-Schism
Every time I am invited on a tasting panel I vow that it will be my last foray into the world of jangling and wrangling. Although this vow will doubtless…
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