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Beaujolais Not-Nouveau with Cyrille Vuillod

October 17, 2022 Ben Walker

After a rest over the summer we're pleased to release the characterful wines of Cyrille Vuillod in Vaux en Beaujolais, just on the edge of Brouilly. Farming a patchwork of gnarled old Gamay vines planted over pink granitic sand, flint and clay totalling less than five hectares.

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In La Derniere Goutte Tags beaujolais, beaujolais nouveau, gamay, granite, zero sulphur

Yeast Is The Mother!

October 17, 2022 Ben Walker

Wines arrive from Andi Weigand’s wet and cold 2021, bright with acidity and briney, fleshy fruit. He catches us up on his vintage, and reasons as to why he’s the midwife in the cellar.

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In Andi Weigand Tags germany, iphofen, Franconia, silvaner, Muller-Thurgau, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Harvest Moon - A Photo Diary from Wiltshire

October 7, 2022 Ben Walker

Al is spending October getting stuck in: picking and processing fruit destined to become the wines of Domaine Hugo, Offbeat and Hamstreet among others. Here’s how he’s getting on.

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In Domaine Hugo, Offbeat, Ham Street Tags english natural wine, England, harvest, 2022, biodynamic farming, biodynamic england

The Dynamite Kid

October 3, 2022 Ben Walker

With wines made from long static-cap macerations, old vines growing from holes blasted into the marble bedrock with explosives, Alex Durand is making some of our favourite dark-hearted expressions of Faugères, and more have just landed.

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In Alexandre Durand Tags faugeres, Cinsault, syrah, grenache, marble, schist, natural wine, zero sulphur

A Forest(o)

September 21, 2022 Ben Walker

The arrival of Autumn is marked in the UTB calendar each year with an arrival of wines from our friend Francesco Pozzobon at Tenuta Foresto. Perfect wines for this time of year as the evenings shorten, we're pleased to have a whole brace of cuvees from the last 3 years.

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In Tenuta Foresto Tags piedmont, nizza monferrato, barbera, moscato, cortese, zero sulphur, masunobu fukuoaka, Regenerative Agriculture

Pre-Match: A Conversation with Hugo

September 9, 2022 Ben Walker

Speaking with Hugo is always inspiring: retaining his sense of curiosity, experimentation and wonder after 20 years of growing vines is no mean feat. In advance of Harvest 2022, we catch up with Hugo to see how things are looking.

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In Domaine Hugo Tags England, biodynamic farming, biodynamic england, biodynamic wine, Regenerative Agriculture, cover crop, hugo stewart, domaine hugo, offbeat wines

From the Heart of Chile

September 5, 2022 Ben Walker

25 km inland from the Pacific Ocean on a particularly beautiful southern facing slope, surrounded by forest, Daniela and Pablo at Vinos Mingaco are farming regeneratively, living on the farm in a home built from the red clay. We have new wines from their 2020 vintage available now!

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In Vinos Mingaco Tags chile, pais, moscatel, muscat, cinsault, itata, pipena, pipeno, Regenerative Agriculture

Domaine Dandelion Arrives!

August 25, 2022 Ben Walker

The 2020 Hautes-Côtes Nature from Morgane & Christian at Dandelion has just landed, an assemblage of their seven micro parcels, detailed in full here!

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In Domaine Dandelion Tags Domaine Dandelion, hautes-cotes de beaune, pinot noir, Burgundy, france, natural wine, morgane seuillot, christian knott

Within Rietsch

August 15, 2022 Ben Walker

Just in: striking 2021’s and singular 2019’s from JP Rietsch in Mittelbergheim, Alsace.

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In JP Rietsch Tags Alsace, Vins d'Alsace Rietsch, Mittelbergheim, Sylvaner, muscat, Pinot Gris, Riesling

The Mountain Goats

August 12, 2022 Ben Walker

With vines planted at a density you rarely see elsewhere, working in brutal winds, at gradients a mountain goat might prefer, it would take a madman or a genius to devote themselves to a project up here.

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In Konni & Evi Tags Saale-Unstrut, Saxony Anhalt, germany, German Natural Wine, Konni & Evi, Silvaner

Smooth Séléné From Here On

July 10, 2022 Ben Walker

Following their appearance at Bedrock, we have a clutch of new arrivals from Sylvère & Mathilde at Séléné. Bottles from both the tricky 2021 vintage, along with a deep, structured Brouilly from the warmer 2020.

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In Séléné

Yann Gives A Schiste

June 27, 2022 Ben Walker

2021 was a tricky year in Andlau, with heavy losses thanks to brutal mildew. Yann lost nearly 50% of his Pinot, in addition to other varieties. Ever the optimist, given that he was able to make any wine at all, he still chalks 2021 up to a success...

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In Domaine Durrmann

Woerly Bird Landing

June 24, 2022 Ben Walker

A clutch of new arrivals have just arrived from Maxime Woerly in the picture-postcard Dambach-la-Ville.

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In Domaine Schaeffer-Woerly Tags France, Alsace, Dambach-la-Ville

Introducing Ham Street

June 21, 2022 Ben Walker

We've just received a tiny quantity of the first release from Ham Street Wines, a vibrant Pet Nat of Bacchus, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, from the first vintage on their regenerative vineyard in Kent!

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In Ham Street Tags England, Kent, Pet Nat, Field Blend, Regenerative Agriculture

Koala-la-la

June 20, 2022 Ben Walker

A new cuvee from Lori to save us in the heat: introducing the big bottle of fun, Koalitre!

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In Lori Haon, Domaine Du Petit Oratoire Tags Gard, Domaine du Petit Oratoire, Grenache, Cinsault

Grizzly Man

June 6, 2022 Ben Walker

For the first time in too long, we have received wines from David Foubert of La Folle Berthe. Some of the finest examples of the tuffeau-rich soils of Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame.

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In La Folle Berthe Tags Loire, Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame, Pineau D’Aunis, Chenin

A Real Wine Fair Roundup

May 28, 2022 Ben Walker

We had a great couple of days at the Real Wine Fair last week, a very celebratory atmosphere after such a long time away.

We were fortunate enough to be joined by Marine Leys of Vignereuse, Vincent Alexis at Chateau Barouillet, Francesco Pozzobon of Tenuta Foresto, Hugo Stewart from Domaine Hugo, and Dan & Nic Ham of Offbeat.

Below is a roundup of the wines they were pouring and all availability at the moment.

Château Barouillet - Vincent Alexis

Pomport, Bergerac

2021 Splash - Semillon - Available Now

2021 Bergecrac Blanc Sec - Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, Chenin - Available Now

2020 + 2021 Coup d'Vime - Chardonnay - Available Now

2019 Truculence - Sauvignon Blanc - Available Now

2021 Bergecrac Rouge - Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Malbec - Available Now

2020 Larcin - Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec (Available this summer)

2020 Pécharmant - Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc - Available Now

2019 Monbazar - Semillon, Muscadelle,Chenin - Available Now

Vignereuse - Marine Leys

Andillac, Gaillac

2021 Broco Lee - Braucol - Available Now

2021 Gaia Quoi! - Syrah - Available Now

2021 Mayga Watt - Gamay - Available Now

2019 A la Santé des Mécréants - Duras - Available Now

2020 CroiZADe - Duras - Available Now

2020 La gamelle du lench - Duras - Available Now

2019 6 Filles si Fines - Mauzac, Loin de l'oeil - Available Now

Offbeat - Daniel & Nicola Ham

Salisbury, Wiltshire

2021 Cascade - Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay (available this summer)

NV Prospect - Bacchus, Solaris, Orion, Madeleine Angevine, Phoenix - (available June)

NV 369 - Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier - (available this summer)

2020 Field Notes 1 - Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc

2020 Field Notes 2 - Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

2020 Wild Juice Chase - Triomphe (available this summer)

Domaine Hugo - Hugo Stewart

Salisbury, Wiltshire

2018 Hugo - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris - Available Now

2019 Hugo - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris - Available Now

2020 Botley's Col Fondo - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris - Available Now

Tenuta Foresto - Francesco Pozzobon

Nizza, Piedmont

2020 La Comedie - Barbera

2020 Leuto - Cortese

2020 Favonio - Moscato Bianco

2020 PauPau - Dolcetto - Available now

2020 La IDEAle - Barbera

2019 Acrù - Barbera

2018 Acrù Riseva - Barbera

Francesco mostly brought back vintages from his cellar that we have since sold out of, but we'll be expecting new wines in the next couple of months.

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In Château Barouillet, Vignereuse, Tenuta Foresto, Offbeat, Domaine Hugo

New editions from Project 108

May 25, 2022 Ben Walker

With two new releases, we spoke with Paul Old about learning lessons 20 years into the game, and a shifting climate.

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In Project 108

A Field In England

May 17, 2022 Ben Walker

Eagerly anticipated, we can finally release two new vintages from the chalk slope at Domaine Hugo.

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In Domaine Hugo

Bedrock By The River

May 16, 2022 Ben Walker

We’re throwing a wine fair! Introducing Bedrock By The River - a one-day celebration of the wines and growers we love. July 10th!

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