Mastodawn

Simon J Woolf

Mar 19

Continuing the wine guides at The Morning Claret. Especially proud and pumped about this one.

Low Intervention (AKA natural) red wines from Bordeaux.

https://themorningclaret.com/p/tmc-guide-low-intervention-red-bordeaux-part-1

TMC Guide: Low Intervention Red Bordeaux, Part 1

37 red wines tasted and rated by our panel, including Tire Pé, Château Mangot, Château de Piote, Peybonhomme-les-Tours, Château Grolet, Clos Puy Arnaud

The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf

Mar 7

This piece about how a seemingly tiny mistranslation might have spawned a monster (natural wine!) has invited some serious discussion in the comments . . .

https://themorningclaret.com/p/how-a-false-friend-created-natural-wine

How a False Friend Created Natural Wine

Did a mistranslation spawn an entire subculture?

The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf

Feb 28

Both parts of themorningclaret.com 's first ever wine guide are now online!

We blind tasted through 44 orange wines from Collio (= every producer & nearly every orange currently made in the region).

We've recommended wines for every palate, with tasting notes, plus our overal favourites and three faves from each taster. Check it out now!

https://themorningclaret.com/p/tmc-guide-collio-orange-wines-part-1

https://themorningclaret.com/p/tmc-report-collio-orange-wines-part-2-radikon-paraschos

#wine #orangewine #italy

TMC Guide - Collio Orange Wines, Part 1

44 skin fermented whites from Friuli Collio, tasted and rated by our panel

The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf

Jan 29

Rather huge news, that has been quietly reported in a few organs over the last few weeks: Consorzio Collio has voted to create an orange wine classification as part of DOC Collio.

I took a detailed look and asked main man Saša Radikon for his input.

https://themorningclaret.com/p/call-me-by-your-name-orange-wine-collio

#wine #naturalwine #orangewine #friuli #collio

Call Me by Your Name - Friuli Collio finally approves an Orange Wine Category

DOC Collio finally approves an orange wine classification. TMC talks to Saša Radikon to get the lowdown.

The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf

Jan 22

Nice to see a few more people posting on epicure.social -I guess the eXodus prompted that....

If you enjoy Epicure.Social, please consider making a small donation to our hosting costs. So far five kind people donated, but it would be nice if a few more of the regulars reached into their pockets.

Here is the link, which works with any form of credit or debit card and many other magical payment methods besides (it's Stripe FYI)

https://donate.stripe.com/aEUbKxb4ug8A3Kg5kk

Stripe Checkout

Simon J Woolf

Jan 15

Hey everyone, if you'd like to make a small donation towards epicure.social 's hosting and admin costs, I would appreciate it.

Here is a payment link to make a one-time donation. You can choose the amount. I set the minimum at $5, I hope that is OK.

If 10 people all donated $25, that covers one year's hosting and storage costs.

https://donate.stripe.com/aEUbKxb4ug8A3Kg5kk

Theoretically I could make alternative links available in other currencies if that is required. Just let me know!

Stripe Checkout

Simon J Woolf

Jan 8

Welcoming 2025 with my Top 10 Budget Natural Wines.

How far do you have to compromise, and how low can you go in terms of price if you still want to drink wine that feels like an honest, authentic beverage?

First 2 recommendations are free to read!

https://themorningclaret.com/p/top-ten-budget-natural-wines

Top Ten Budget Natural Wines

I found 10 bottles you can drink with confidence - how far did I have to compromise?

The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf

Nov 6, 2024

Latest project! Any cocktail fans or port wine fans out there?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theportologist/the-portologist-crafting-port-wine-cocktails

Simon J Woolf

Nov 4, 2024

Hey everyone, I'm been busy helping a fellow author get his book out into the world. We're days away from going live on Kickstarter.

Lots more info in this article about me and The Portologist project.

https://www.the-buyer.net/insight/simon-woolf-on-helping-new-authors-self-publish-their-dream-books

The Buyer | Simon Woolf on helping authors self-publish their dream books

Having self published what turned out to be a multi award-winning book on orange wine - Amber Revolution - Simon Woolf had to step through a lot of hoops and work around the publishing system to make it happen. He now wants to pass on that knowledge and experience by helping other authors bring their dream books and projects to life. Here he explains his new self-publishing model and how he is working with Ruud Scholten, a Dutch port wine fan and entrepreneur, to help publish his first book about port wine cocktails - The Portologist - via a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter that starts next week. Here’s how it works and how you can get involved.

Simon J Woolf

Oct 22, 2024

My piece in World of Fine Wine magazine on the future of Fortified WIne is also available online and you can read it for free!

This was based on a discussion panel held last December in Lech, Austria.

I've already been pulled up by one of my subscribers for unduly dissing Commandaria.... will respond properly on my site!

But here is the piece anyway:

https://worldoffinewine.com/news-features/fortified-wine-future

#port #madeira #wine #writing