What a story this bottle of natural wine from the Jura tells… It’s an inspired education in the detailed simplicity of biodynamic winemaking. And a cultural nod to the ancient tradition of field blends emphasizing the dominance of place over the individuality of the grape as the true signature of terroir. The wonder […]
Ganevat ‘09 Cotes du Jura J’en Veux
Cameron and Marlen Porter: Amplify Wines, Santa Barbara County, California
We are in the early days of a modern renaissance in the artisanal wine world. A cross-generational melting pot of innovation spanning a dizzying array of grapes and tastes under the moniker of natural wine. Alongside the early pioneers, there is a new generation showing up. Less connected […]
Celebrating a changing natural wine market
I learned early in my career never to underestimate the power of a niche segment to transform the broader marketplace. And never to forget that the influence of a segment, like organic food and beverages, is not in it’s percentage of the market size but the overall economic value. This has already happened with the […]
Token Summit–Natural Wine Event (Backstories on the wines)
Wine is about people and place, taste and celebration, and the stories that bubble up over a glass with friends. Natural wine is uniquely about innovation and individuality. About the freedom that comes within the constraints of a platform of belief. Not that different from the blockchain […]
Wink Lorch’s Kickstarter project: Wines of the French Alps
Some projects just make the world a richer place. They are not market testing an idea or disrupting the status quo. They simply and boldly make things better by connecting passionate people around something of value with the singular intent to educate and inspire. My friend Wink Lorch’s forthcoming book on the Wines of the […]
