Sucking Grapes

AND A DIGRESSION CONCERNING BIODYNAMICS TO FUEL THE DEBATE

Doug Wregg, Les Caves de Pyrene’s eloquent Sales Director, travelled to the North of Italy (after a petit sojourn in the Savoie) a couple of months ago and came back with some truly interesting and entertaining observations about obscure grape varieties (be prepared to meet the likes of Gringet, Mayolet and fumin), local dishes and viticultural practices that go back to age old practices based on experience, the latter which I think is as much a determining factor in the notion of “terroir” as grape, climate and soil. (more…)

MICHAEL SCHMELZER OF THE CHIANTI ESTATE “MONTE BERNARDI” GIVES HIS VERY CLEAR THOUGHTS ON BIODYNAMICS TO HELP CONVERT THE CYNICS

As not a day goes by with yet more bad news about the state of our planet (and therefore about us) caused by climate change, it seems, at least in my eyes, somewhat incredible when I hear people discredit alternative approaches, when it comes to producing wine. I must confess it irritates me even more when this comes out of the mouth of the so called wine experts, the revered „MW“’s or Masters of Wine. (more…)