A religious experience – Ruth Lewandowski Chilion
Simon encounters a gender bending orange wine from the Ruth Lewandowski estate in Utah, USA. And it’s probably good for your soul too!
What dreams are made of – Le Vignoble du Rêveur
Simon is super impressed with Mathieu Deiss’s newish solo project Le Vignoble du Rêveur – and in particular three skin macerated white wines.
Winkler-Hermaden’s very orange Gewürztraminer
Winkler-Hermaden’s Gewürztraminer Orange crossed my horizon after it triumphed in the 2016 Pogusch Weinkost – an annual competition for Styrian wines.
A new generation in Friuli: Miklus – Ribolla Gialla “Natural Art” 2011
In November 2014, I met five winemakers at a small tasting in San Floriano del Collio. Quietly spoken and rather shy, Mitja Miklus from the Draga estate seemed to blend into the background. But this young chap is smart – he doesn’t need to adopt the bluster of a salesman, his wines do the talking quite well by themselves.