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We Don't Need No (Orange Wine) Education
When will the wine press rewrite its stale narrative about macerated wines?
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I am Kristian and This is my Wine
Visiting Kristian Keber, the most singular grower in Friuli Collio/ Goriska Brda
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Jaroslav Osička - The Teacher
A visit to a pivotal figure in Czech natural wine
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Bottled Alive in Czechia
Favourite wines and photos from a vibrant festival for central European wine
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Dalle Ore and the madness of Italian wine laws, part 997
Meeting Benedetta Mangoni Dalle Ore, a young winemaker from the Veneto with a surprising Scottish brogue and some killer macerated Garganega.
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2023 - My Year in Wine
Simon reviews his 2023 and lists a few of the more special experiences meeting winemakers and tasting natural wines
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Exploring Southern Italy with Radici del Sud
Simon reports on a superb evening tasting Southern Italian wines and pairing them with delicious food from their home regions.
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Orange couture - a Denavolo vertical
The story of an incredible and unexpected lunch which took in a complete summary of Guilio Armani's Denavolo wines.
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Gérard Bertrand releases Villa Soleilla orange wine with 149 Euro price-tag
One of the Languedoc's major winery groups has just released two orange wines, one with a price of €149 per bottle. I spoke to Betrand about the…
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Why natural wine matters in 2020 - My top five discoveries of the year
Why you should choose organic, biodynamic and natural wines, as a response to the terrible events of 2020 and the pandemic. With five favourite…
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Georgia's new age of amber
Simon takes a look at the extraordinary expansion in traditional qvevri winemaking in Georgia. What does it mean for quality, and how do you know what's…
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Five up-and-coming Slovenian winemakers
Simon profiles five up-and-coming Slovenian winemakers - Emeran Reja, Fedora, Polič, Matic & Keltis.
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