The school of natural winemaking
Roger Morris asks whether, rather than seeking formal classifications for natural winemaking, we shouldn’t instead borrow a more appropriate designation…
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Natural wine: Fine wine’s funky future?
Natural wine is a rare corner of the wine world that excites younger drinkers. The fine wine world should do…
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La Terracotta e il Vino 2022: Fine amphora wines
The 2022 edition of La Terracotta e il Vino / Terracotta & Wine once again brought amphora wine producers together from…
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La Terracotta e il Vino: Artenova and the art of the amphora
In the first of two reports from the 2022 edition of La Terracotta e il Vino/Terracotta & Wine, the annual…
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Bordeaux 2021 Field notes: Enquiring minds
The caricature of Bordeaux is of a cautiously conservative region. But, during three weeks of intensive tastings and visits while…
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The basket press comes back to Burgundy
The traditional basket press is back in fashion in Burgundy. Sarah Marsh MW asks some of the region’s leading producers…
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Tim James explores the pleasing profusion of materials and shapes in modern winemaking receptacles and vessels, from wooden barrels and…
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Amphora Day: Portugal’s festival of clay-pot winemaking
Paul White reports from the Alentejo on Amphora Day—a joyful festival of clay-pot winemaking focusing on the local talha but…
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