Just as one might celebrate the birth of a child or the marriage of a relative, we celebrate just as jubilantly at Wine Rascal HQ when we welcome a new addition into our extended family. With our newest rascal, all the way in Canada, we’ve not just added one sibling to the fam, but three!…
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Hello Rascals. It’s been a hot minute, have you missed us? Before the Hurricane season of London Wine Fair, which has left us exhausted, busy, and thus quiet, you may well remember some exquisite content based on our ‘Rascalisms’. Now just one more time, in case we haven’t quite drummed it into you all yet,…
Ding Ding! It’s time for the clash of two Rascalism titans! Organic winemaking vs. Sustainable winemaking. Who will triumph in this heavyweight match up? Sorry to mislead you, but just like most boxing matches, all that aggro was just hype. These two initiatives are actually best pals, with very similar interests and a lot of…
Like many other businesses around the world, there has been a real push in the wine trade towards gender equality and opportunity, with wonderful organisations such as the Women in Wine Leadership Symposium and Women in Wine LDN doing great work in driving the change. In their own words, WWLS “was started in 2012, with…
We are delighted to announce that one of the vineyards in our Rascal family scooped 2 trophies at the Sommelier Wine Awards today. None could be more deserving than the incredibly talented and friendly Laszlo of Gizella Pince Tokaj. With their Barát Hárslevelű bagging a Silver and the Furmint being commended, Gizella are really proving…
Following on from our second Rascalism, vegan wines, we spend this week looking at the trend of lower alcohol wine. Consumers are seeking wines with a lower ABV for numerous reasons: health, taste or just good old fashioned sore head suspension. Big, bold wines are still very popular, but with the increasing trend in natural…
Last week we gave you some info on how and why the trade is having to adapt quickly the the rapidly expanding vegan market. But how can you start if you don’t know yourself which of your booze is vegan and what makes it so? Fear not, for our tireless squadron of blog writers are…
A few weeks back we began the countdown of our Rascalisms with no-added-Sulphur, an initiative we offer for a somewhat niche but fast-growing market. This week’s Rascalism, however, with over half of the UK adopting it in their shopping habits, is a whole different kettle of fish. With the number of full blown vegans growing…
Bored of the VERY long winter? Curious what’s happening in the Southern hemisphere? We work closely with our vineyard rascals and have compiled a few harvest reports into a mini report. Enjoy! Australia – Patritti (Blewitt Springs and MacLaren Vale) Smaller vintage to 2017. Due to January heatwaves, cooler regions are coming in earlier…