March 2016

Learning more about ‘natural’ wine

Call it the nature girl in me. Whatever. I’m simply on a mission to understand the so-called “natural” wine movement and make up my mind about it. Wine is always an education. So naturally (excuse the pun), I went to one of my teachers, Charles Austermuhl, who holds the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) […]

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Notes from Eastern Winery Expo

I’ve hung around enough East Coast winemakers to know they’re passionate about turning raw materials (grapes) into works of art (wine). But something else impresses me about them. They’re so willing to help each other. Now it’s true most of these wineries need alliances and wine trails to keep their small businesses afloat. But need

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What even IS natural wine?

I admit it. I’ve always been a bit of a nature girl. In a kayak or on a hike, the sight of a heron, hawk, osprey, or loon sets my heart aflutter. I prefer organically grown vegetables and free-range chicken eggs. Happier chickens, tastier eggs. That’s my mantra. Natural is good, right? A growing number

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