The State of Natural Wine
Is it expanding? Evolving? Reliably counter culture? Stylistically unevolved? George Nordahl uses his Down the Rabbit Hole Substack to investigate the current state of “Natural” wine and returns with a set of observations and conclusions that wine lovers need to read to understand what it means today to champion “Natural Wine”.
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Wine News
Bordeaux Prices Likely to Rise
—WINE-SEARCHER, Margaret Rand
How Wine Is Being Used to Lure Wealthy Millennial Home Buyers
—ROBB REPORT, Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen
Ideas & Opinions
Wine Education
📺Does Decanting Actually Fix Cheap Wine?
—TOM GILBEY (Video)
A 21st-century A–Z of wine, part 2
—JANCIS ROBINSON
Spain’s DOs: Why Spain Has So Many Wine Regions
—MITCHELL'S SUBSTACK
Carpe Wine: Isn’t all wine natural?
—VAIL DAILY, Elaine Schoch
Wine Travel & Food
Eating, Drinking and Sailing Along Australia's Coast With the Most
—TRAVEL & LEISURE, Bek van Vliet
Everything You Need to Know Before You BYOB
—VINE PAIR, Sarah Strong
Wine as a Passport: The Beauty of a Weekend Picnic
—PETITE WINE TRAVELER
Wine People & Places
Chateau Palmer & Pontet-Canet: Bordeaux Wines That Defy Their Classification!
—ATTORNEY SOMM (video)
Wine Collecting & Reviews
2024 Navarro Vineyards Chardonnay Anderson Valley – Bottle Notes
—ZINFANDEL CHRONICLES
Gary Farrell "Hallberg Vineyard" 2023 Pinot Noir
—KEN'S WINE GUIDE
Laurenz V Singing Gruner Veltliner Review
—REVERSE WINE SNOB
R|A Family Wines
—OWEN BARGREEN REVIEWS
Review: Wines of Mezzacorona Venetssa, Spring 2026 Releases
—DRINK HACKER, Rob Theakston
Wine Drinking & Buying
6 Trader Joe’s Wines a Sommelier Always Recommends
—FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE, Gina Pace
The Best Wine Fridges for Tiny Spaces, Major Collections, and Everything in Between (2026)
—BON APPETIT, Emily Saladino
Forget Provence being your go-to rosé — it’s grey wine you should be drinking
—METRO, Robertson Buckhaven
Why we all should drink more Pecorino!
—WINE MUSING
SOMMELIER Tastes Most HYPED and Most HATED Red Wines- Burgundy vs Meiomi Pinot Noir
—MAGICAL WINE EXPERIENCE (video)
Wine, Health & Lifestyle
A Wine To Break the Stigma Around Mental Health Struggles
—WINE SPECTATOR, Chris Cardoso
Here's What Happens to Your Heart When You Eat Too Much Red Meat, According to Health Experts
—REAL SIMPLE, Kirsten Nunez
Quaint, cultured city where Americans are flocking for quiet life and $4 wine
—DAILY MAIL, Lauren Acton-Taylor