Doug decants: Forlorn Hope
2015 Gemischter Satz by Forlorn Hope We love a crazily fearless blend and this wine is the mashiest of Austro-Germanic mash-ups. Matthew Rorick writes of his Forlorn Hope project: 'The…
The Wild West: Cracking Californians and Outstanding Oregonians
The Real Wine Fair was attended by many of our Californian and Oregonian vignerons (don’t forget Vermont – Ed). The range of wines poured was incredible – we believe this…
The Eagles have landed…again
New Wines! Kelley Fox Her new wine, Ahurani Pinot Noir, comes from grapes harvested in the biodynamic Momtazi vineyard. We love the label which illustrates the teeming diversity of wild…
Chatting with: Matthew Rorick of Forlorn Hope Wines, California
"At Matthew Rorick Wines, we love the longshots. We love the outsiders, the lost causes, the people/projects/ideas abandoned as not having a chance in the world. Rare creatures from appellations…
The New Eagles Have Landed: Part Two – California
Welcome to our Hotel California, not a palatial guest house, more of a rusty lean-to out back. The philosophy of the growers that we deal with might best be summarised…
Letter to and from America: Part Three
New Kids on the Block The Rymesters Megan and Ryan Glaab met in Australia working as seasonal cellar hands at Torbreck Winery. They quickly fell in love and got married.…
Letter to and from America: Part Two
A long drive awaited us on our second full day in Cali but we had oodles of time to burn, a hungry Mustang to eat up the mileage and some…
Letter to and from America: Part One
From LA to Los Alamos to Paso Robles Lo-Fi Wines to AmByth Estate We flew into LA Airport aka the stale prince of hell air with its long and long-suffering…
Wine ahoy! Or Les Caves de Pyrene discovers America.
We’ve just discovered America (with respect to its native American population). A little late it has to be said. Certainly, after Zuan Chabotto (c.1450-99), the Venetian navigator and explorer. His…