Why No-Till Farming Might Just Be the Future of Viticulture.
New EU ‘Alcohol Light` labels come into effect.
Will Pragmatism trump over politics.
The U.S. has imposed tariffs: 30% on Swiss, 20% on EU, 10% on UK. While less severe than a proposed 200% alcohol tax, they impact wine producers. The EU threatens retaliation, raising trade war concerns. Macron and von der Leyen push for negotiations, hoping pragmatism prevails over economic conflict.
Plans for Pompeii winery announced
Grape growing in a Nuclear winter.
Trump has bombed Iran, and in retaliation, an aircraft carrier has been sunk in the Gulf. And that’s it, we’re all screwed. What happens after? You’ve drunk all your good wine, and now you’ll need to make more. You’ve come out of the Mountain Shelter into a new nuclear world—how exhilarating! Once you’ve processed that, you sacrificed one of your children for space for the bottles you’d been saving for a special occasion.
But it’s not all ash laden clouds heavy with acid rain, there is a way , below i’ll break it down.
Bayer Hit with $2.1 Billion Roundup Verdict ( Another One )
Natural wine temple Gaggan Anand named Asia’s best restaurant 2025.
Gaggan Anand Wins Best Restaurant in Asia 2025 and Champions Natural Wine
Renowned chef Gaggan Anand has once again made history by securing the title of Best Restaurant in Asia 2025. His eponymous restaurant, Gaggan, located in Bangkok, has now won this prestigious award for the fifth time, solidifying its position as a global culinary icon.
Will the US Stick with Its 200% Tariffs on EU Wine – and What Does It Mean for Natural Wine?
Will the US Stick with Its 200% Tariffs on EU Wine – and What Does It Mean for Natural Wine?
US v The World
A Brewing Trade War Amid Rising Hostilities
The recent Munich Security Conference sent a stark message: relations between Washington and Brussels are deteriorating rapidly. Tensions are flaring not just with the EU but also with Canada and Mexico—while North Korea, Russia, and China appear to be the only ones escaping U.S. scrutiny.
La Dive: A Disneyland of Natural Wine?
A trip to La Dive and back of the van.
Winter Cave Visits in Valais
A trip to visit Marie Therese Chappaz and Domaine de Cherouche
Green is golden
A trip to Green is Golden in Amsterdam. the Natural wine festival in Amsterdam.
Brighton Natural Wine fair
Our visit to the second brighton natural wine fair.
Agricola Possa - Cinque Terre
Our Visit this summer to visit Agricola Possa , a natural wine maker and Environmentalist , based in the Small village of Riomaggoire in the Cinque Terra , Italy.
Poc a Poc.
Visit to Poc a Poc wine fair in Palma de Mallorca showcasing Spanish natural wines.
Jordi Renard
The "Maison vulpin" vineyards, formerly the "Domaine Crépon", Jori tends these vines high above lake Leman on the eastern side of the lake.
Vi.No.So - Amsterdam - 2024
Back to Amsterdam for Vi.no.so event in Noord Holland, The premier Natural wine event in Holland and just a 10-minute walk from the ferry at Central station. which is great for everyone super accessible and a great venue and location looking over the river Amstel.
Clement Magliocco
Clément Magliocco tends to vines based in St Pierre du Clages , Organic Biodynamic in Chamoson . Creating some stunning wines.
Lucas Madonia / Timothée Place
Ayent , Valais , Switzerland , the now epicentre of the natural wine movement in Switzerland , oozing with Talent.
Bojalien
I decide to vist Bojalien , a zero zero natural wine fair at domaine des grottes for my first fair of 2024 , never really venturing far until spring has sprung.