The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf & Friends on Wild and Wonderful Wines

vipavska dolina

7 minute read

Permaculture in Slovenia: Visiting Miha and Ivan Batic

There’s an almost reactionary view that winemakers who practice organic or biodynamic viticulture end up having to be more, rather than less interventionist in the vineyard. The theory goes that instead of a single (noxious) spraying to knock out mildew/pests/anything Read more

Tilia estate viparska dolina 2008
2 minute read

Slovenia-les-Beaune?

Wine labels can tell you a lot about what’s in the bottle – and by that, I don’t mean alcohol percentages or the grape variety. The visual style of the label often drops a few clues about the target market, Read more