Highlights: Cas a Balaguer Salicornio Moscatel 2020 Alicante, Spain
Casa Balaguer-Vinessens is the winery responsible for this expressive skin-ferment Moscatel from Alicante in the south of Spain. It formed
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Natural wine
Jean Max: the wines of Maxime Barrot, a new star of natural Beaujolais
I was blown away when I tasted these wines from new natural wine negociant Jean Max (declaration of interest: they
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Highlights: La Stoppa Trebbiolo Rosso 2018 Vino Rosso, Italy
How do you assess a wine like this Trebbiolo from La Stoppa? If you are a techno winemaker, you reject
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Who are the true innovators in the world of wine?
Who is leading innovation in the world of wine? It’s not the big wine companies. It’s not people using cans
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Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU
Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially
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Highlights: Vignoble du Rêveur Un Instant sur Terre 2019
Mathieu Deiss, who works with his father Jean-Michel at Alsace’s legendary winery Marcel Deiss, created Vignoble du Rêveur in 2013. Translating
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Jérémy Bricka: natural alpine wines from old varieties in a re-born wine region
After studying enology in Bourgogne and working eight years for Guigal, Jérémy Bricka moved to the Trièves mountains in 2011,
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Highlights: Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir 2018 Baden
Enderle & Moll was started in 2007 with just three barrels of wine in a garage in Baden. Florian Moll
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Catena explore the natural side: making the most of Argentina’s historic Criolla Chica variety
Catena is one of Argentina’s best-known producers, making a range of wines at varying price points, including some very impressive
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Highlights: Heinrich Graue Freyheit 2017 Austria
This remarkable wine, in a clay bottle, is a blend of Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) from crystalline schist and quartz schist
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