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Do Wine Writers Actually Buy Wine?
Some of us do, here's how I roll.
Jul 29 • Simon J Woolf
Misunderstanding Wine
You've got it all wrong!
Jul 22 • Simon J Woolf
Six Wines That Stopped Me in My Tracks
Exceptional new discoveries from Austria, France, Italy and Slovenia
Jul 15 • Simon J Woolf
Mountains and Magliocco
Calabria might be known as the land of wine, but it depends where you go
Jul 8 • Simon J Woolf

June 2026

Tasting Cult Wines with Yann Durieux
Is the hype justified? I met the man to find out.
Jun 24 • Simon J Woolf
Peter Stafford-Bow - Black Odesa Reviewed
Is this wine-themed comic novel a worthy addition to the Felix Hart series?
Jun 17 • Simon J Woolf
Acid Freak
The intervention no winemaker wants to talk about.
Jun 10 • Simon J Woolf
Writing and Wine in Vipava
Plus Sandi Škerk's new cellar and a profile of Dejan Kukanja
Jun 3 • Simon J Woolf

May 2026

Austria's Wine Law is Bankrupt
A 100 point red wine from Burgenland sets the cat among the pigeons: “Austria is making itself a laughing-stock”
May 21 • Simon J Woolf
Bad Wine and How to Survive It
Words of advice on coping outside your wine bubble
May 14 • Simon J Woolf
Affordable Natural Wine from Burgundy, Part 2
Including the ten best buys from all 27 that we tasted.
May 6 • Simon J Woolf

April 2026

Affordable Natural Wine from Burgundy, Part 1
Can you find anything under €40 from this hyped region? I went on the hunt.
Apr 29 • Simon J Woolf
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