Loved this article, I'm trying to not be too discouraged that Level 3 was so easy for Beth! Thankfully I had already decided Level 4 was NOT in the cards for me...
I discovered natural wine about 9 years ago after about 35 years of drinking conventionally made wine. Loved it so much I now make it together with my son (who is a qualified winemaker - I just learn as I go). I don’t understand why conventional winemakers and educators despise natural wine - is it because they are so textbook bound that to go outside what they’ve been taught upsets their equilibrium? I also equate it to food. Are they still eating meat and three veg every night of the week because that’s what mum and grandma cooked? Power probably comes into it too. The world of wine has always been full of snobbery, exclusivity and money. I love the lack of rules with natural wine - Cabernet Sauvignon fermented on Sauvignon Blanc skins? Red/white grape blends? Why not, as long as it tastes great. The not so great side of being a natural wine addict is the profound disappointment of looking at a wine list in a restaurant or browsing the shelves of a wine shop and finding there is absolutely nothing you want to drink or buy.
Loved this article, I'm trying to not be too discouraged that Level 3 was so easy for Beth! Thankfully I had already decided Level 4 was NOT in the cards for me...
I discovered natural wine about 9 years ago after about 35 years of drinking conventionally made wine. Loved it so much I now make it together with my son (who is a qualified winemaker - I just learn as I go). I don’t understand why conventional winemakers and educators despise natural wine - is it because they are so textbook bound that to go outside what they’ve been taught upsets their equilibrium? I also equate it to food. Are they still eating meat and three veg every night of the week because that’s what mum and grandma cooked? Power probably comes into it too. The world of wine has always been full of snobbery, exclusivity and money. I love the lack of rules with natural wine - Cabernet Sauvignon fermented on Sauvignon Blanc skins? Red/white grape blends? Why not, as long as it tastes great. The not so great side of being a natural wine addict is the profound disappointment of looking at a wine list in a restaurant or browsing the shelves of a wine shop and finding there is absolutely nothing you want to drink or buy.