There’s a saying round these parts that if you don’t like the weather in Texas, wait a minute and it’ll change. The truth of this quaint sentiment anxiously awaited all foreigners (read: non-Texans) over the weekend of May 18th and 19th, where Austin’s Jester King Brewery hosted the first-ever Wild World Natural Wine Festival. Over the course of the mostly outdoor two-day … [Read more...] about Inside Wild World, The Great New Texas Natural Wine Festival
Sebastien David
Sign The Petition To Save 2,000 Bottles of Sébastien David’s Coëf 2016
There are few names more associated with natural wine than Sébastien David. The Loire Valley winemaker’s Hurluberlu is a favorite amongst minimal intervention acolytes (and those who profess to hate natural wine only to go a half bottle deep before finding out the quaff they can’t get enough of is, in fact, “natural”). Even with his relative rock star status among this subset … [Read more...] about Sign The Petition To Save 2,000 Bottles of Sébastien David’s Coëf 2016
Beat The Texas Heat With The Wild World Natural Wine Festival In Austin
In general (and I can say this because I'm born and raised here), Texas is behind the curve on new and interesting things by two to three years on average. This includes natural wine, which is becoming more and more prevalent across major cities in the Lone Star State, but you still have to know what you are looking for. The exception to this rule, as with most rules regarding … [Read more...] about Beat The Texas Heat With The Wild World Natural Wine Festival In Austin
A Beer City Makes Way For Natural Wine At The Proper Pour In Denver
Sometimes you don’t have to go looking for the juice. The juice finds you. On a recent trip to Denver, I did what I usually do when I first arrive: grab a cup of coffee at Amethyst, peruse the wares at the nearest recreational dispensary, and head over to The Source—an artisan food market in the RiNo neighborhood—for a quick quaff or two at Crooked Stave, inarguably one of … [Read more...] about A Beer City Makes Way For Natural Wine At The Proper Pour In Denver
Hurluberlu! The Loire Valley Vineyards Of Domaine Sébastien David
I’m tucked into a corner table at Les Petites Terrasses, a village restaurant/post office located a few miles from the Domaine Sébastien David in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. The winemaker himself is seated in front of me and has turned the little corner we’re occupying into a makeshift classroom, frequently gesturing to a map on the wall in order to illustrate the geological … [Read more...] about Hurluberlu! The Loire Valley Vineyards Of Domaine Sébastien David