April 02, 2013
If I may rehash my chirpy cockney praise for natural wine fairs: A bit of natural wine, from the organic vine More than good, it’s fine – it’s out of the box Drink till you’re dotty, till you’re knocked onto … Continued
March 25, 2013
-by organiser Doug Wregg The dust has settled, the broken glass swept up, the spittoons dismantled for another year, the lights switched off and aching limbs and slightly sore heads placed in cold storage. Time to take stock of another … Continued
March 16, 2013
What is genius in wine? I think we can apply Schopenhauer’s observation: “Genius is its own reward. It serves no useful purpose; it bears no profit. It is as music, or art, or poetry or philosophy. To be useless and … Continued
March 15, 2013
–by Christina Pickard This is an article I wrote on natural wines for the Honest Cooking iPad magazine, a consumer publication mainly for foodies. If you have an iPad you can download it for free in its original form. Beneath the … Continued
March 14, 2013
The Real Wine Fair - Much more than just a wine tasting A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it You’re welcome, we can spare it – yellow socks Too short to be haughty, too nutty … Continued
March 14, 2013
FOCUS ON A WINE COMPANY TUTTO WINES Amongst the merchants involved in this year’s Real Wine Fair will be Tutto Wines, a company created in the summer of 2012 by Alex Whyte and Damiano Fiamma who wanted to share with the … Continued
March 12, 2013
The Real Wine Fair will host talks and masterclasses given by wine growers and trade experts during the two days of the fair. There is no advanced booking for the events, just come early to ensure your seat! Sunday … Continued
March 11, 2013
By Olly Bartlett, of Indigo Wine Come and meet the new Spanish Terroiristas The case for the prosecution: If one limits oneself to the standard offering of Spanish wines at a supermarket or even one of the few remaining national … Continued
March 08, 2013
THE ARGUMENTS Natural wines don’t taste like wine (Wines can be beery, cidery, reductive) Wine doesn’t always taste like wine. Who is the arbiter here? The mythical consumer on top of the Clapham omnibus, a holographic projection of the palate … Continued
March 07, 2013
Natural wine is not a trend; it is an ongoing commitment, by which I mean that growers do not perceive it as some quasi-philosophical movement to latch on to for the hell of it, but actively resolve to make wines … Continued