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July 2025

A Week in the Life of a Wine Journalist
Spoiler: It wasn't wandering around vineyards sipping and spitting
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Simon J Woolf
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Challenges for an Unknown Wine Region
Herzegovina has lots to offer wine lovers, so what's holding it back?
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Why Organic Matters More than Natural Wine
What you're spraying in the vineyard matters more than a pinch of sulphites
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Meeting Marinko
UOU and the Consortium of Abandoned Vineyards
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Simon J Woolf
3
Does Gulp Hablo Prove the Future's Orange?
The latest ruffling of feathers on planet natty, and what it means
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Simon J Woolf
14

June 2025

What is it about French Wine?
One European country has dominated the wine world for centuries. is it time for a change?
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Simon J Woolf
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Are these the World's Cheapest Natural Wines?
Simon road tests the new releases from Romanian giant Cramele Recaș.
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Brda Orange Wine Guide, Part 2
Conclusions from the Brda orange wine guide, tasting notes for wines 27-52 from Klinec, Kmetija Štekar, Kristian Keber, Marjan Simčič, Movia, Murenc…
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Simon J Woolf
3
Brda Orange Wine Guide, Part 1
My report on 52 wines from 18 wineries in this western Slovenian region, the beating heart of orange wine. All wines tasted blind. Part 1 - Introduction…
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5
Backstage at The Morning Claret
How I put together the wine guides and what makes them unique
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Simon J Woolf
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May 2025

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