Category: biodynamic

Beck Pink, 2022, Burgenland, Austria

Way back in 2015, Julia, my partner-in-wine and I had the opportunity to spend about a week at harvest-time with Judith Beck. She, and everyone else, was wonderful. She made sure we got to experience a bit of everything: picking, working in the winery, and I even got to drive the forklift. The forklift! (My […]

Matic Mea Pet Nat, NV Slovenia,

In the glass Medium, lemon, clear. The mousse dissipates quickly, but there are fine, persistent bubbles. It doesn’t look particularly cloudy, like many pet nats do, since they are unfined and unfiltered. That may be bottle variation, which tends to be noticeable in these wines. The nose Possibly a hint of lemon. Or possibly not. It’s […]

Ancre Hill Estates, Pet Nat Red, 2022, Wales

I’ve been waiting to review this wine. I’m a fan of most pet nats I’ve tried. And from Wales? How could you not want to give this one a go. So this has been sitting around for rather longer than you might expect. But that’s because I knew TY also wanted to try it, and […]

G’mischter Sotz, Andert-Wein, 2021, Burgenland, Austria.

G’mischter Sotz is Andert Wein’s name for their version of a Gemischter Satz, or a ‘field blend.’ Most blended wines – say, a Bordeaux – are vinified individually, and then the wines blended. In a field blend, the grapes are grown and vinified together. Historically, it might not have even have been known what all […]

StockWerk Grüner Veltliner, Geyerhof, 2021, Kremstal Austria

Since first having it in Austria in December 2011, I’ve been a huge Grüner Veltliner fan. I can’t say I’ve tried them all, but more often than not, when I come across one I hadn’t had before, I’ll pick it up. At least, I don’t recall having had this particular one before. Stuff from Geyerhof, […]