Friends, drinkers, lend us your eyes: pre-sale is now open for the Sprudge Wine Year Two zine! Following up on the fun of our Year One issue, we're rolling out a bigger, better, thirstier edition for summer 2019, featuring the very best of this here natural wine publication, Sprudge Wine. Featuring original features from the very best natural wine writers in the world, plus … [Read more...] about Sprudge Wine Year Two Is Coming! Pre-Order Our New Zine Today
Brumaire 2019: The Quest For Agua
"Meet us out on Treasure Island. Bring your own glass and two bottles. Agua only." So said the cryptic email I received before my trip to Oakland, where I was to attend the Fourth Brumaire, America's premiere hubbing of the natural wine vanguard. Nervous visions danced in my mind—"Do I pick up a couple bottles of Borjomi?"—but then, slowly, it dawned on me: agua doesn't mean … [Read more...] about Brumaire 2019: The Quest For Agua
Good Wine Is Coming To Seattle’s Graduate Hotel
Seattle is a city very near and dear to our hearts here at Sprudge. The coffee version of this website was founded on Capitol Hill a decade ago, and we've watched closely over the last two years as Seattle's wine scene has continued to innovate in new and interesting ways. There's still gallons of ghastly Walla Walla baby boomer cab sauv getting poured in this town, but for … [Read more...] about Good Wine Is Coming To Seattle’s Graduate Hotel
Jeff Fischer of Habit Wine and American Dad: The Sprudge Wine Interview
You might know him as the voice of interplanetary stoner boyfriend extraordinaire Jeff Fischer on TV's American Dad, but the real Jeff Fischer is a vineyard living, grape picking, seriously committed winemaker. His label—Habit Wine—is sold at prominent wine shops (Silverlake Wine, Flatiron Wines, Astor Wines, and many more) and appears on lists at noted restaurants nationwide, … [Read more...] about Jeff Fischer of Habit Wine and American Dad: The Sprudge Wine Interview
Grape Witches: Toronto’s Wine-Loving Art Party Culture Coven
Sometimes it takes a witch to make wine more fun. Part consultancy, part event designers, part mobile party service, part Dionysian coven, Nicole Campbell and Krysta Oben are the Grape Witches, a Toronto-based many-headed hydra of natural wine appreciation and art-party fun. Featured extensively in publications like Vice, Bartender Atlas, and the new Pipette Magazine, Grape … [Read more...] about Grape Witches: Toronto’s Wine-Loving Art Party Culture Coven