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    Cosi Casè – a capricious Malvasia di Candia

    Simon J Woolf   

    Every week, Simon selects an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed his attention. View the whole series here. When I first discovered the macerated monolith that is La Stoppa’s Ageno, I made the assumption that it was a bit of a one-off. Like so many assumptions, it turned out to be completely

  • Anna Addison and her bottles

    A tale of two Georgias: Nine Oaks Estate

    Simon J Woolf   

    Nine oaks is a newly created vineyard and winery in Kakheti Georgia. Despite not having any qvevris when they made their first vintage in 2016, the results are authentic and impressive.

  • Various Gravner vintages

    Celebrating The Amber Revolution with a Gravner vertical

    Simon J Woolf   

    Simon is lucky enough to taste an incredible vertical of Gravner’s wines, during a celebratory weekend as his book Amber Revolution launches in Europe

  • Vodopivec Vitovska 2014

    Vodopivec, a perfect expression of Vitovska

    Simon J Woolf   

    “The first problem for wine producers is not oedium, it’s ego”, states Paolo Vodopivec disarmingly. He concludes “I don’t want my ego in my wines”. Simon discoves what this means, and why Vodopivec hates being associated with the orange wine scene.

  • Biohof Herrgott - Sofrei Gelb 2015

    Herrgott’s orange beauty – Sofrei Gelb

    Simon J Woolf   

    Every week, Simon selects an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed his attention. View the whole series here. Christian Strohmeier isn’t directly related to the rather more well known Franz Strohmeier but just to add to the confusion, the two winemakers live not only in the same Austrian wine region (Western Styria) but

  • Angiolino Maule in the cellar, June 2018

    Ceci n’est pas un orange – La Biancara Pico

    Simon J Woolf   

    Simon tries to understand what Angiolino Maule means when he says he doesn’t like orange wine.

  • Massimiliano Croci

    Lip-smacking macerated frizzante from Croci

    Simon J Woolf   

    Massimiliano Croci’s lip-smacking frizzante wines have a hidden tannic kick which really works well – a tasty tradition from Emilia-Romagna. Simon reviews their 2016 Campedello.

  • Claus Preisinger Grüner Veltliner Erdeluftgrasundreben 2015

    Earth, grapes and maceration – Claus Preisinger’s Edelgraben GV

    Simon J Woolf   

    Claus Preisinger shows that Burgenland’s Grüner Veltliner can really deliver, if it’s macerated for five months in a Georgia qvevri.

  • Vinarija Kriz - Denis and Mile - Photo courtesy Vinarija Kriz

    A perfect blend of old and new – Vinarija Križ

    Simon J Woolf   

    Every week, Simon selects an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed his attention. View the whole series here. Denis Bogoević Marušić and his father Mile are an impressive 42 years apart (Mile is 85 and Denis is 43). But as Denis’s wife Maja remarks, “Both are well preserved with natural wine” –

  • Vinartigo - Ancestrales Blanca 2016

    Ancestral beauty from Viñátigo, Tenerife

    Simon J Woolf   

    Simon thought he knew what white/orange wines from the Canary islands taste like. Until he tries Viñátigo’s Elaboraciones Ancestrales Blanco 2016!

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