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Author Archives: Martin Carel
Kickstarter campaign: we made it!
We are very happy to announce that we were successful in our kickstarter fundraising campaign! We reached our goal to raise $1000. Indeed, 15 backers pledged varying amounts and we are now at $1005. Big thanks! The fundraising deadline is … Continue reading
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A visit to Terroir
Shortly before Christmas, I paid a visit to Terroir in Soma, San Francisco. Terroir is an incredibly nice natural wine shop. And an incredibly nice natural wine bar. The kind of ambiance to enjoy with a date, or just to … Continue reading
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A visit to Littorai
Before Christmas I paid a visit to one of the greats from the California winemaking community. Indeed, in the course of our project, we got to know Ted Lemon as a highly-respected winemaker who has been making a wine of terroir … Continue reading
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New Year’s Eve @ Local Mission Eatery
New Year’s Eve was good and tasty! We started modestly at home with a Mourvedre from La Clarine Farm. We let the wine breathe for a bit, and then we were able to taste the spicy ripe grapes from the … Continue reading
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A visit to La Clarine Farm
Last week I teamed up with Cory Cartwright (a fellow natural wine aficionado who is about to launch his wine import business in Oakland). We drove all the way to the Sierra Foothills, 3 hours northeast of San Francisco, to … Continue reading
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A definition of natural wine in the field
Time for a pit stop We are now at a point where we have accumulated some baggage about natural wine. We researched the topic quite a bit and interviewed lots of people. Including 8 natural winemakers. To each one, we … Continue reading
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Our Kickstarter project just launched!
We’ve done our punch-downs during the last few days and now we’re ready to put it into barrel. Our Kickstarter trailer is ready. Just in time for Thanksgiving! Kickstarter is a web site to help projects find fans and raise … Continue reading
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Taking a stance on biodynamics
During our research phase, we quickly stumbled upon biodynamics. There are many California natural wine producers who claim to use some biodynamic techniques, or who are even certified by Demeter, the international certification body for biodynamic agriculture. Here is a … Continue reading
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A stop @ Parea Wine Bar
Tonight we stopped @ Parea Wine Bar, on our way back from a spoken word event on Valencia St. The place was simple, modest and quite what we were looking for. We very much liked the ambiance. Much better than … Continue reading
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Spending money @ BarBambino
Yesterday night was at BarBambino, another restaurant which participated in the natural wine week. Located on the 16th, near Mission St., this place was modern, Italian, clean and classy, in a neighborhood which does not afford that same description. Bonus: it … Continue reading
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