Why you don’t need to learn to talk about wine
Hannah Fuellenkemper reflects on why she neither understands nor needs the technical language of wine
How globalisation made skin-contact great again
Rémy Charest reminds us that although orange wine may be the tool of back-to-the-roots artisan winemakers, it can actually be seen as a product of globalisation.
Two harvests in the Loire: François Blanchard and Olivier Cousin
I don’t know if personality can change a wine, but it can change the feel of a harvest. In September I worked on two vendange teams: two days with François Blanchard and five for Baptiste and Olivier Cousin. And though both Read more
Les Cailloux du Paradis – Romorantin 2013
I’m seeing more and more Romorantin in London and loving it. That’s saying something, with a grand total of only 70 hectares in existence. But what makes it more special is that it happens to produce great wine. Romorantin is Read more
Raw, real or just natural? (Reflections on the Raw and real wine fairs of May 2012)
So, London is sitting back and relaxing (baking in a heatwave no less), after possibly one of the busiest weeks in the annual wine calendar – ever. We had two “natural” wine fairs running back to back, and merging seamlessly Read more