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A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown (Book Review)
In all my years of going to tastings, in London and now in Edinburgh, I have never met Rose Murray Brown MW. I think I may have seen her perhaps once, but we have never spoken. I guess that is … Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Masterclass, Wine Science, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged A Taste for Wine (Book Review), A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown, Exploring Taste, New Tasting Masterclass, Taste (Wine), Urban Wineries, Wine, Wine Book for Christmas, Wine Education, Wine Tasting, Wine Writers, Wineries to Visit Worldwide
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Jamie Goode on Wine (Book Review)
First of all, a Very Merry Christmas and Festive Season to all my readers. For each small act of reading one of my articles you have my genuine gratitude. It makes me feel it’s all worthwhile, doing something I enjoy … Continue reading
One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier (book review)
I read quite a few wine books each year, or at least when the publishers drip feed them to us. Some are general books, some specialist, some are an easy read and some require focus and concentration for every paragraph. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing, Women in Wine
Tagged Defining Wine Quality, History of Wine, Man's influence on vines, Man's influence on viticulture and wine, Natural Wine Movement, New Wine Philosophies, One Thousand Vines Book Review, Pascaline Lepeltier MS, Serving Wine, Terroir, Vines and domestication, Vineyard climate and geology, Vineyard Landscapes, Vineyards and Viticulture, Wine Ecology, Wine Marketing, Wine Tasting, Winemaking
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Natural Trailblazers by Camilla Gjerde (Book Review)
Around this time of year back in 2021 I reviewed Camilla Gjerde’s first book (see article 27-10-2021, “We Don’t Want Any Crap in Our Wine”). Camilla, who was born in Norway but now lives in Sweden, has a Diploma in … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine and Health, Wine Books, Wine Heroes, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Camilla Gjerde Author, Cecilia Magnusson Photographer, Christine Pieroth Piri Natural, Florian Beck-Hartweg, Jean-Mark Dreyer, Katie Worobeck Vigneronne, Maison Maenad Orbagna, Mythopia Viticulture, Natural Trailblazers Book Review, Permaculture and Wine, Regenerative Viticulture, Wine Book Review, Wine by Bike, Wine by Ship, Wine Packaging, Wine Transport, Wine writing, Yannick Meckert Alsace
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Review of the Year 2023
My Review of the Year 2023 marks a new phase in my life. I can’t really say career, because as far as wine goes, it isn’t a conventional one (and I think, to many working in wine in my new … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Festivals, Wine Heroes, Wine Merchants, Wine Science, Wine Tastings, Wine Writing
Tagged Abbie Moulton New British Wine, Henry Jeffreys Vines in a Cold Climate, Jamie Goode The New Viticulture, Most Read Articles of 2023, Review of the Year 2023, Ten Winemakers who have Touched my Soul, Wide World of Wine Resolutions, wideworldofwine.co top articles 2023, Wine Books of the Year 2023, Wine Leaders - inspirational people
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The New Viticulture by Dr Jamie Goode (Book Review)
Back in June last year I reviewed a small book called Regenerative Viticulture by Dr Jamie Goode. It’s a fascinating work which, for those aware of one of winemaking’s buzz phrases, is pretty much self-explanatory in its title. In its … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic wine, Fine Wine, Grape Varieties, Natural Wine, Vine Training, Viticulture, Wine, Wine and Health, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Accessible Wine Science, Biodynamic Viticulture, Book on Modern Viticulture, Dr Jamie Goode, Epigenics, Esca Trunk Disease, François Dal and Vine Surgery, Glyphosate and other Vine Treatments, Hybrid Vines, Jamie Goode Regenerative Viticulture, Manuela Brando, Marco Simonit and Pruning, Modern Viticulture, Organic Viticulture, PIWIs and ResDur, Research at Château Lafite, Soil and Viticulture, Sustainable Viticulture, The New Viticulture by Jamie Goode (Review), Threats to Viticulture, Valentin Blattner, Vine Health, Vine Pests and Diseases, Vine Surgery and Curetage, Vine Treatments, Vine Trunk Disease, Vineyard Rhizosphere, Vineyards, Wine Books, Wine Science Book, Wine writing
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Review of the Year 2022
I shall tell you my Wines of the Year in my next article, following last year’s popular format of twelve wines, one from each month. First, here, I’ll list the dozen most popular articles of the year on wideworldofwine. A … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Science, Wine Tastings, Wine Writing
Tagged Autentikfest Moravia 2022, Ayscough The World of Natural Wine, Breaky Bottom, Dallimore The Vineyards of Britain, Goode Regenerative Viticulture, Gut Oggau, Most Read Articles on Wideworldofwine 2022, Review of the Year 2022, Tastings of the Year, Tongba, Tutto Wines, Wine Books of the Year
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Regenerative Viticulture by Dr Jamie Goode (Book Review)
Regenerative Viticulture is a phrase being bandied around a lot right now, but it is sufficiently new, and current, for the majority of people, that many probably don’t really know exactly what it means. This is why Jamie Goode has, … Continue reading
Posted in Grape Varieties, Natural Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Agroecology, Animals in the Vineyard, Cover Crops, Disease-resistant grape varieties, Dr Jamie Goode, Functional Biodiversity in Viticulture, Jamie Goode Author, Masanobu Fukuoka, No-till farming, Permaculture and Vines, PIWI grape varieties, Regenerative Viticulture, Regenerative Viticulture Book Review, Regenerative Viticulture Foundation, ResDur grape varieties, Vineyard Soil Health
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The One Straw Revolution (Masanobu Fukuoka)
Here in the UK a series of proposals has just been published under the ambitious heading of a “National Food Strategy”. Its author, Henry Dimbleby, has outlined a raft of measures we need to adopt in order to save lives … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Japan, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine and Health, Wine Science
Tagged Do-nothing Farming, Farming Without Chemical Inputs, Masanobu Fukuoka, No-till farming, Philosophy and Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health, The One Straw Revolution
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 