Lapierre: visiting the natural hero of Beaujolais
This was my second visit to Lapierre, following on from a visit with Camille Lapierre back in 2016. This time
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Gamay
Château du Moulin-à-Vent: a new Beaujolais star
Moulin-à-Vent is one of the most prestigious of the crus of Beaujolais, and has a reputation for making ageworthy wines.
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Highlights: Domaine Chapel Beaujolais Villages 2018
I visited David Chapel and Michel-Smith Chapel in their new winery in 2018. They’d only recently started out: 2016 was
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Highlights: Timo Meyer Gamay 2018 Yarra
I’m such a fan of Gamay, as regular readers will know. I even embarked on an ambitious series on Gamay
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Highlight: Therianthropy David Eagle Gamay 2018
Therianthropy is the mythical process of shapeshifting, which is another way to view turning nature into wine. This small collaborative
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Domaine de Thalie: characterful organic wines from the Mâconnais, Bourgogne
Peter Gierszewski created Domaine de Thalie, in the Mâcon region of Bourgogne, a decade ago. He now has 4.5 hectares
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Marc Delienne, a new natural winegrower in Fleurie
Beaujolais is a hotspot for natural wine, and one of the new names here is Marc Delienne in Fleurie. Jamie
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David-Baupère: visiting one of the new naturals in Beaujolais
So much was achieved in Beaujolais by the gang of pioneering natural winegrowers back in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Gallery: autumn in the vineyards of Beaujolais
Some pictures from yesterdays walk through the vineyards of Fleurie and Juliénas in Beaujolais
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Domaine Marcel Lapierre: natural pioneer in the Beaujolais
I visited with Camille Lapierre, of domaine Marcel Lapierre, which she runs with her brother Mathieu. Of all the domaines
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