The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf & Friends on Wild and Wonderful Wines

giorgio clai

Gravner's Breg - liquid of the gods
6 minute read

Orange wines – Significant or not?

This is the title of a workshop I presented at Vinisud on 25th Feb 2014. This introduction was designed for people planning to attend, as well as Orange wines fans who just want to know more. What’s in a name? First, some nomenclature: The Read more

Modernist traditions of Istria

Most people will have a view about the classic “old world” wine producing nations – France, well it’s expensive, the name of the grape isn’t on the bottle, they’re still the greatest wines in the world, and so forth. Spain Read more

5 minute read

Istrian wine, naturally

I’ve had some wonderful encounters with Croatian wines over the years – the muscular reds from Dalmatia, on a visit to Dubrovnik back in 2003, and more recently an excellent Istrian expression of Malvasia. In a few weeks time I’ll Read more