Live from the London Wine Fairs : Natural Comes First, and Diversity with It. Remy Charest May 22, 2012 Food & Conversation 1 Comment It’s a big week for wine in London, this week, with not just one but three fairs taking place, starting with two natural wine fairs that brought...
Different Ways of Being Biodynamic: Five Winemakers’ Points of View Lesley Trites April 10, 2012 FCG, Wine Spotlight 2 Comments “How do we farm in such a way that we actually contribute to the expression and the nature of our products?” asked Paul Dolan. This was one of the questions taken up by an all-star cast of winemakers from around the globe during “Speaking of Wine: A Discussion of People, Place and Time.”
Lilian Berillon, A Nurseryman Like No Other Amy Lillard July 18, 2011 FCG, Features 6 Comments Imagine you are overlooking a sweeping landscape of vineyards, whether it is in the Willamette Valley, Paso Robles, or the Southern Rhône. Have you ever stopped to think where the grape vines come from? Do you plant them from seed? Buy them in a pot like a tree? Not exactly.
The Organic Side of Marlborough Wines Jules Van Cruysen October 27, 2010 FCG, Wine Spotlight 2 Comments Marlborough, the new world home of sauvignon blanc, has one of the most vibrant organic and biodynamic sectors of New Zealand’s wine industry. Led by a band of dedicated people and producers, it has moved from being a fringe part of the industry to something the big boys of New Zealand winegrowing are actively experimenting with.
Seeking to Define Natural Wine W. Blake Gray August 30, 2010 FCG, W. Blake Gray, Wine Spotlight 21 Comments Except for the absence of tie-dye, the second annual Natural Wine Week in San Francisco could have been an event right out of 1967.
Spontaneous Fermentation: Bubble, Bubble, Less Toil, or Trouble? Erika Szymanski July 25, 2010 Erika Szymanski, FCG, Wine Science, Wine Spotlight 8 Comments Open a refrigerator in the back of many wineries and you may find some leftover pizza, cheese and fruit for tomorrow evening’s mixer, and a few rectangular foil packages that look suspiciously like bread-baking yeast. However, those packages of yeast—and they are yeast—are for the wine, not bread dough.
