Heinrich: how a Burgenland winegrower became successful, then changed style
Gernot and Heike Heinrich were custodians of one of Austria’s most critically acclaimed wineries. With 100 hectares in Burgenland, they
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Natural wine
Highlights: Staffelter Hof Little Bastard 2019 Mosel
Jan Matthias Klein runs his family estate, Staettler Hof in Kröv, in Germany’s Mosel region. As well as some more
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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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In Georgia, on the qvevri trail, experiencing the living fossil of wine
Jamie Goode travels east, 8000 years back in time, to visit Georgia and experience wine as it would have been
Read moreHighlights : Hajszan-Neumann 2016 Gemischter Satz Natural, Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC Nussberg, Austria
With a name like Fritz Wieninger, you have to trust that wine, and Vienna, is in his blood. Fritz is
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Glou Glou wines: a tasting and some commentary
There’s a category of wines that goes unofficially by the name of Glou Glou. It’s a French term that was
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Domaine Robert-Denogent: superb naturally made wines from southern Burgundy
Sometimes you visit producers without expectations, and come away with your mind blown. This was one such visit: exciting natural
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Hermit Ram: stunning natural wines from North Canterbury
Since 2012 Theo Coles has been making natural wines from interesting sites in North Canterbury on the South Island of
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Using a microscope to monitor fermentations at Lapierre
Natural winemaking doesn’t mean just letting wine ferments do their own thing. If you want to make good natural wines,
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