Haven’t posted wine in a while. This Malvasia delle Lipari from the island of Salina, the heart of Aeolian archipelago- off of volcanic soil & raised in qvevris- deserved a special mention. A structured… instagram.com/p/B2zjmVqnDj8/…

There’s Beaujolais and then there’s Ravera taking it to the next level. @ Paris, France instagram.com/p/B3ARLGxHaUH/…

and that’s how you do a proper new opening @ Cheval D'Or instagram.com/p/B3CJo6BHDu6/…

Reasons for loving Paris: it’s home to vivantdeux where ptt keeps building his name as one of the finest chefs around. Spotless. @ Vivant instagram.com/p/B3FE_Aen4tb/…

This will be yet another rant with a shit photo. Even those in the industry scratch their heads on the mention of Erik Rosdahl & his Spanish winemaking adventure. Those in the know just go 🤦‍♂️&💆‍♂️ I mean, the… instagram.com/p/B3UPMUjnzcp/…

No, seriously, Malvasia Istriana is not the world’s best variety. But every now&then then an outstanding grower comes along to prove the theory wrong. It can be outstanding. Is it that Malvasia just needs to be… instagram.com/p/B3ZjLhnH2hB/…

Long story short, Ales was in real estate & moved from his native Slovenia to Istria, Croatia, many years ago. He bought kumparicka farm where he’s been raising goats and makes some of the best cheese this part of… instagram.com/p/B3omOyTnsyb/…

Relaxed end of October with a stop in Udine thanks to @EinProsit2017. And, when in Udine, why not accept paolo_vizzari’s invite to create a relaxed, friends&family event. Paired these for yesterday’s lunch with… instagram.com/p/B4KgC9inbTP/…

Is Italy the last place in the Western world where the roadside eatery is alive and doing relatively well? For me it’s a rule of thumb that for the everyday fare- sometimes even more than that- you’re better off… instagram.com/p/B4SFdeSnkKg/…

Croatia’s first winery to have recently fully converted to biodynamics, across its 9 hectares of vineyards & the cellar, tomacwinery is a pioneer in a few other things here. Such as making sparkling wines or using… instagram.com/p/B4X1TiEHrTS/…

Everyone makes natural wines now. Everything is a natural wine bar now. Everyone knows the latest cool grower that only they know and have “discovered”. And everyone identifies their no sulphur Gamay with their… instagram.com/p/B4jz5pjHuoG/…

8 years that we’ve been doing #karakterre & each year it gets more exciting, with new growers coming to showcase wines, great professionals visiting and beautiful crowds altogether. You’ll see some new very special… instagram.com/p/B4mqaa_HQyo/…

A thorough Austro-Italian analysis in Tallinn. @ Fotografiska Tallinn instagram.com/p/B4xYFCgHzCc/…

Next level. instagram.com/p/B444MFqHSJL/…

Piece of education by vladimir_basov1972 the soul of #gorizontnaturalwinefestival &, as far as I am concerned, the natural wine movement in Russia. Go & see a whole new market developing in Moscow & St.Pete.… instagram.com/p/B5KyH9xHwWK/…

Julian Ruiz, the purveyor of life-affirming goods from La Mancha depuis 2006. instagram.com/p/B5dbgybHy32/…

Facebook just reminded me who we started our first Karakterre with & who came out to support our humble beginnings. A lot happened since. Our eight edition #karakterre8, with 115 growers from all over, is taking… instagram.com/p/B5fwOUGHWN4/…

#karakterre8 done. The best gathering of Central-East European wineries so far that we’ve organised. The best energy so far. It was a long week but the feedback is overwhelming. Like this fazmagazin piece by… instagram.com/p/B546kGdnQv5/…

As lockdown & alcohol ban are no finally more in Bangkok, happy to see Gaggan team come back strong with the new menu & this pairing to match. The new wine list’s compiled from wines by grower friends we… instagram.com/p/CByHdnXpcUD/…

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