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Drink Out · Travel · News — Deborah, 7 September 2011

What do swaying palms, sea turtles, natural wine and Isabelle all have in common?

…Soneva Fushi! Isabelle has been appointed wine consultant for the exclusive Soneva resorts in the Maldives,…

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Thoughts · News — Deborah, 20 April 2011

“Making a case for natural wine” — Harpers Wine & Spirit

Harpers Wine & Spirit ran an article on 8 April 2011 called “Making a case for natural wine”, which we…

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Producers · Viticulture — Isabelle, 23 March 2011

Luca Roagna

Luca is one of my top natural producers in Piemonte. I have been tasting his wines for two years now. They…

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Thoughts · Viticulture — Isabelle, 9 January 2011

Too Much Time in the Winery

It struck me recently that as an industry, we – wine people – spend too much time in the winery. Last year I…

Video Diary

Imre Kalo — Artisan Hungarian Producer

It is after visiting this producer that I started putting two and two together and realised that the wines I really enjoyed drinking were real, artisan products, made with soul rather than turnover in mind. His…

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Jasper Hill

Water and water wastage is a hot topic, particularly in the world of agriculture. Thousands of gallons are used every day to irrigate vineyards around the world. Sometimes this is done with drip irrigation and…

Photo Albums

The Natural Wine Fair — Growers

Here are photos of most of the growers who came to our fair. They are in photo order if you fancy counting your way through the photos! We have listed them in table order as per the catalogue in case you fancied…