The Cultural Glass
I am a wine-led storyteller; I write about the cultural, social and agricultural forces shaping the future of wine.
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Would You Read a Book Written by No One? (opens the original)
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A lot of the wine sold in this country has never asked us to care who authored it. Koonunga Hill does not tell you who grew the grapes. Jacob’s Creek sparkling does not arrive with a grower’s biography. Berri Estates has not, to my knowledge, invited you to consider the soil health behind your cask.Volume wine makes a simple offer: something drinkable, consistent and cheap. There is nothing inherently wrong with that.This is not an argument against inexpensive wine.It is about the wines that hav
He Wanted the Wine. Not the Terroir. (opens the original)
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