Archive - The Morning Claret

December 2024

New Discoveries from 2024

A little recap of my year in wine

Dec 31, 2024 •

Happy Birthday Stanko

My last wine fair of 2024, a memorial event for Stanko Radikon

Dec 24, 2024 •

Can Vines Survive in Drought Conditions?

Reporting on a conference about irrigation and water, with Arianna Occhipinti and Sara Pérez.

Dec 16, 2024 •

Visiting Bikicki and Baša

Two pioneering estates for Serbian natural wine

Dec 8, 2024 •

November 2024

What I Learned in Serbia

And how I made my peace with Oszkár Maurer's wines

Nov 30, 2024 •

Can You Feel the Funk?

Why natural wine aficionados don't like the term funky

Nov 20, 2024 •

How Challenging is it to Make Natural Wine in China?

An interview with winemaker Ian Dai

Nov 14, 2024 •

Interview with Ian Dai

Listen now (31 mins) | An unedited 30 minute audio extract from my chat with one of China's leading natural winemakers

Nov 14, 2024 •

31:06

Six Chinese Orange Wines

A headline I couldn't have written a decade ago - and details of six delicious skin fermented white wines that I chose for a masterclass in Shanghai…

Nov 6, 2024 •

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