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Supplying the trade with wine from families, not factories.

We’ve begun our run down of the Rascalisms with perhaps the most complicated and divisive one in our arsenal; low-Sulphur. Low Sulphur wines are fast becoming a phenomenon in the wine trade, with natural wine alone now accounting for 2% of global sales, by the WBI’s estimates. We currently don’t have natural wines on our…

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Much like Romania and Georgia covered earlier this week, there is archeological evidence of viticulture in Ukraine dating back to BC times. 4000 years before, in the case of Ukraine. Amphoras, or ‘kvevris’ when used in Georgia, were found that dated back to this time, and are still used by producers today. The story of…

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Much like Hungary, evidence of winemaking in Georgia dates as far back as 6000 BC, according to the archaeologists who discovered the distinctive clay pots used for fermentation long ago. These pots, or kvevris, remain a symbolic part of Georgian winemaking today. As mentioned in our previous entry on Romania, the appropriation of private land by…

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The era of Soviet rule was difficult for vineyards across Eastern Europe. Hundreds of family vineyards were appropriated by the state and either merged into large factories or simply left to deteriorate. With winemaking largely centralised to Georgia and Ukraine at this time, Romania was among the worst affected by the regime. The majority of…

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Built on the soil of volcanoes that lived thousands of years ago, the history of winemaking in Hungary (and its best known region, Tokaj) is often just as volatile and almost as old! It may surprise you that, despite the authoritative reputations of France and other central European countries in the wine world, Hungary is…

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Despite claims of economic growth in today’s Spring statement, Philip Hammond’s “light at the end of the tunnel” won’t come quick enough for many of you, our friends in the trade. After a hard year for the hospitality industry, we at Wine Rascals HQ have decided that it is up to us to do what we can…

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Château de Gaure (782 miles from SITT) With only 782 miles from SITT, we’re now in our final country before we hit the UK. Starting in Languedoc for the French wines, we popped by Château de Gaure to visit winemaker Pierre Fabre. dragging him away from his canvas for a quick snap. This winemaker not only…

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After kicking off in Australia, we are now closer to home. This week we will be talking about our European wines, starting in Hungary and ending the week in Spain. Gizella Pince Tokaj (1,902 miles from SITT) Gizella winery have parcels in 8 single vineyards such as Deák, Barát, Szil-völgy, Bige, Kastély, Medve, Szent Tamás…

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ARGENTINA Viniterra (7,187.08 miles) Not only 7000 miles away, but also a dizzying 3,346.457 up a mountain, sits Viniterra. We proudly represented this vineyard at the recent IWSC awards, where they won multiple trophies, including a gold for their single vineyard Malbec. It goes without saying then that this is a winery with a huge…

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