Italian indigenous grape varietals at the Real Wine Fair in London
The Real Wine Fair sets itself apart from most wine tasting events in London as it shows global wines made with low intervention as naturally as possible.
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Georgia: ancient winemaking techniques for local grapes
In Georgia monks and some winemakers still bury wine under the ground in ancient vessels called ‘qvevri’. These pitchers resemble an amphora in both their shape and material – the porous clay. Everything goes inside the quevri – grapes with skins, stalks, grape stone.
Assessing tea quality: practical guide to find and make the best tea at home
Like with wine and other desirable commodities consumed, tea quality can plummet when incorrect human practices or unsuitable climate conditions join the foes against the integrity of Camelia sinensis. A fake, […]
Michael Pollan: Food Rules
The best-selling american author and food journalist Michael Pollan is the most known critic of our food system and of the modern Western diet. His previous books In Defence of […]
Puzzling out dietary myths: paleo, vegan or detox as the new millennial diet
Should I go paleo, vegan or detox? Probably, like most people enchanted by the next superfood, you feel quite confused when dwelling on the idea of a healthy diet. If […]
Tasmania: windswept beauty of a remote Australian island
Spending time in Tasmania, the rocky, rural and remote mass of land in the Southern hemisphere, shifts one’s race car powered engine into a historic automobile’s phlegmatic attitude. In a […]
Salt grill: wine and gourmet tapas in the sky of Singapore
Luke Mangan is a celebrity chef from Australia, where his first restaurant the Salt in Sydney proved o be such a success that today he operates a number of its branches across Asia.
Sonberk: modern winemaking in the Czech Republic
Set in the midst of sprawling vineyards stood a clean-shaped structure blending almost seamlessly into its by-nature-blessed environment. As we drove closer, turning back we marvelled at a glistening water […]
Koshu: a pinkish indigenous grape of Japan
The Koshu grape variety is indigenous of Japan. It is lightly pinkish as a Pinot Gris, has thick skin so it can be quite tanninc, light aroma so it shows […]
Tisanes around the world
I assembled a shortlist of my favorite herbal infusions by continent and in some by country of popularity. Most disseminated around as trade shipped these local traditions over the vast […]