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Nouveau est Arrivé!

November 17, 2022 Ben Walker

The first wines of 2022 have landed thanks to Mathilde & Sylvere at Séléné. Santé!

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In Séléné Tags nouveau day, beaujolais nouveau, selene, gamay, biodynamic

An Afternoon with Domaine Dandelion

November 10, 2022 Ben Walker

Morgane and Christian join us for an afternoon at Hector’s, a lovely chance to meet the pair, taste through their wines and learn more about them.

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In Domaine Dandelion, Tastings Tags Domaine Dandelion, Burgundy, Beaune, biodynamic farming

A Tasting at Elliot's Hackney

October 31, 2022 Ben Walker

We’re heading to Elliot’s Hackney on November 14th for a tasting of new arrivals and winter appropriate wines.

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In Tastings

An Evening with Domaine Dandelion

October 26, 2022 Ben Walker

We are incredibly excited for an evening not to be missed, as our favourite young Burgundian winemakers head to Tooting for a one-off dinner at the wonderful Juliets Quality Foods. Guest Chef Guiseppe 'Peppe' Belvedere (Terroirs, Brawn, Bright) will be on the pans cooking what promises to be a feast for the ages.

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In Domaine Dandelion

A New Wave: Harvest 2022 with Sophie Evans

October 18, 2022 Ben Walker

Sophie Evans has just completed the first harvest on her single hectare of 10 year old vines, we were there to help get the last fruit over the finish line. Exciting things to come from the garden of England.

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In Sophie Evans Tags england, kent, pinot noir, pinot gris, bacchus, reichensteiner, natural farming, natural wine, english natural wine

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
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