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Growing Grapes Under Glass
Could this be the future of vineyards?
Dec 3 • 
Simon J Woolf

November 2025

New Faces in the Mosel
I put 22 wines from seven growers to the test, together with two colleagues. This tasting was conceived thanks to Jan Matthias Klein, who supplied many…
Nov 27 • 
Simon J Woolf
Is China's Most Famous Wine Region Doomed?
Visiting the innovators in Ningxia
Nov 20 • 
Simon J Woolf
What is it with Natural Wine Haters?
I tried to understand the polemic that never stops
Nov 6 • 
Simon J Woolf

October 2025

Does the Perfect Wine Pairing Exist?
Maybe if you go for orange wine. Here's what changed my mind.
Oct 31 • 
Simon J Woolf
Bangkok Uncorked
I hunted down the best natural wine addresses in one of Asia's most gastronomic cities
Oct 24 • 
Simon J Woolf
Holidays and Wine
Trying to find the good stuff on a Greek island idyll
Oct 15 • 
Simon J Woolf
Natural Wine: A Dichotomy
Are we living a lie?
Oct 1 • 
Simon J Woolf

September 2025

Natural Wine in Bulgaria
I tasted 14 wines to get a feel for what's going on in this south-east Balkan nation
Sep 24 • 
Simon J Woolf
Districtus Orange Controllatus
Does Burgenland deserve a dedicated appellation just for orange wines?
Sep 17 • 
Simon J Woolf
It's a Kind of Magic
An ode to fermentation
Sep 3 • 
Simon J Woolf

August 2025

The Real Deal at Gut Oggau
I spent a weekend immersed in biodynamics and cosmic energy
Aug 27 • 
Simon J Woolf
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