By Rob Pickard
Over the last decade the Marlborough region in New Zealand has developed into one of the most well known wine regions of the world, creating dynamic wines that – in the case of Sauvignon Blanc at least – portray a unique identity and style.
However, five artisanal wineries in the region believe a change of attitude is needed in terms of the way wineries look …
A blend of local Lagrein and international Merlot, it is a beautifully balanced wine with floral dark fruit, sweet spices and wonderful freshness. The tannins are ripe and rounded and the finish, long and bright. It is a school-night-friendly 12.8% abv too.
By Philippa Vanham
The biodynamic line up
Organic and biodynamic practices are all around nowadays covering everything from chocolate to whiskey but what does it mean in the wine trade and does it actually make wine taste better? As a host/tutor for Wine Unearthed I am often asked this question in our wine tasting workshops so I …
By Bibendumtimes
Rudolf Steiner
Biodynamic agriculture was developed in the early 1920s by Rudolf Steiner. Seen by many as the first modern ecological farming system it is an holistic approach that tries to bring the soil, plants and animals to its original natural balance and harmony. Unlike the more general term natural wine (see earlier …
By Oliver Loveday
Strange things happen under a full Moon. I came home one night this week to find half a tree and someone’s spare wheel on my doorstep. Could this have been caused by schoolkids playing up due to the lunar influence? Perhaps madmen or werewolves, in their delirium dumping rubbish on people’s thresholds in some bizarre moonlit ritual? Alas, nothing quite so exciting had occurred …
By Bodegas Castro Martin, http://castromartin.blogspot.com/
Now, I have been tasting wine for much longer than I care to remember, and at the peak of my wine buying career I would easily sample 100+ wines a day. Today the demand on my tastebuds is much more restrained, and often limited to tasting a couple of dozen tanks in our own cellar (which I do with Angela on a pretty regular …
