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Category Archives: Natural Wine
And Now For Something…
I rarely write about the wines I drink at home, but this week social media has been awash with one thing, Burgundy en primeur. Well, that’s not entirely true. Those lucky wine writers big enough to be invited to the … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Arbois, Arbois Pinot Noir, Christoph Edelbauer, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Ratapoil, Etna Rosso, France Gonzalvez, Jura, Maximin Grünhauser Sekt, Nußberg, Nussberg, Raphael Monnier, Romeo del Castello, Steve Slatcher, Time Flows, Vignaioli Contra Soarda, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wieninger, Winenous, Zweigelt
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Where Have They Been Hiding?
It’s all “New” something at the moment, isn’t it. We had Jon Bonné’s New California, we have been hearing a lot about the New South Africa this summer, and we have our very own New Beaujolais (three dinners in London … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books
Tagged Anton van Klopper, Castagna, Caves de Pyrene, Damien Tscharke, Jauma, Max Allen, Red Squirrel, Si Vintners, Sorrenberg, Sustainability in Australian Viticulture, The Future Makers, The New Australia, The Wine Idealist, Tom Shobbrook, Vinteloper, Winemakers Club
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A Pest – Decide
Recently I’ve been writing about different perceptions of wine quality, and especially the emergence of the “natural wine” scene, which puts the philosophy behind the wine at the forefront for consideration when discussing a wine’s quality and qualities. The over … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine and Health
Tagged biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Pesticides and Wine
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Dynamic Day in London
There is a lot going on in the world of wine in London this week. Monday was no exception, but I’m so glad I decided to choose the trek down to the Spa Terminus for Dynamic Vines‘ 10 Year Anniversary … Continue reading
The Contenders (Arbois Week)
As my latest week in Arbois begins to fade a little from memory, or more realistically how many articles is it reasonable to write on one subject, I thought I’d mention a few producers who I’ve got to know only … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Alice Bouvot, Christelle & Giles Wicky, Domaine Buronfosse, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Hughes-Beguet, Domaine L'Octavin, Domaine Ratapoil, J-F Ganevat, Le Nez dans le Vert, Les Dolomies, New Jura, Sud Revermont
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Between the Wood Smoke and the Water – Arbois Week
I began visiting the Jura region in Eastern France more than twenty-five years ago. It began as a day trip from our then fairly regular wine visits to Burgundy, and then as a stop-off en route to Geneva by the … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Bistro de la Tournelle, Bistrot des Claquets, Cave du Comté Arbois, Domaine A&M Tissot, Fète du Biou, Hirsinger, Jean-Paul Jeunet, Jura, La Balance Restaurant, Le Jardin Saint-Vincent, Pupillin, Stephane Tissot, Vins et Vinaigres Arbois
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All’s Gut in Oggau
Many wine lovers will have heard of Rust, a lovely old town on Austria’s Neusiedlersee, southeast of Vienna and bordering Hungary. If they don’t know it for its famous storks which swoop majestically over the town and breed on its chimneys, … Continue reading
Out and About…Spa Treat…
Very few of the thousands of tourists who pack Borough Market on a Saturday know about what also lies to the south, still within the shadow of The Shard. But those who venture past Bermondsey Street and hit Druid Street … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged Bermondsey, Chateau Le Puy, Dynamic Vines, Gut Oggau, London Markets, Spa Terminus
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Do You Keep Péts?
Long before someone other than Dom Pérignon thought of putting bubbles in Champagne and the whole méthode traditionelle was invented, bottle fermented wines were commercialised using the Ancestral Method (aka Rural Method). The plan is that you bottle the wine before … Continue reading
Rhone Away Success
Things so often happen in pairs, and after reading Matt Walls‘ really interesting article on Saint-Joseph in last month’s Decanter, I was invited by Vintrepid‘s Robbie Ward to a tasting of this appellation downstairs at Planet of the Grapes’ Holborn … Continue reading
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