Punk Wine
Most wine industry people agree that the natural wine community is not the same as the traditional wine community. Then what is it? In our article about the autocracy of law making we showed that…
Politics
It’s Alive!
What’s the story with sulfites and natural wine? Is it always a no-go to use sulfites in natural wine and why? Sulfites and natural wine are almost a profanity when said in the same sentence.…
AOC and Natural Wines
The majority of natural wines are declared as Vin de France instead of AOC. Could this have a cultural reason? It’s a known fact that natural wines are often declared as vin de France (formerly…
Autocracy
To what extent are the law makers of the wine world responsible for the wine in our glasses? How is power exerted and lived by locally and in the vineyard? First of all one needs…
Natural geographies
Natural wine is the contradiction of the harsh AOC regulations of the wine world. Everything from the distance between plants in the vineyard, to the grape variety and the taste of a wine from a…
Politics of Wine
Wine is not only a romantic escapism. It is also a highly managed agricultural practice. What do we mean when we use the notion politics of wine? This is to say that while it may…
What is Terroir?
If you are a wine or food aficionado you have probably heard the term terroir mentioned when describing a particular characteristic to a produce. But what constitutes this concept? First off let’s narrow down when exactly…
Law & Order
Who are the key law makers of the wine world? Indeed, wine production is subject to an abundance of rules and laws. In Europe which is the area of focus here, the godfather of rules…
