Category Archives: natural wine

“Soirée vin nature à Montréal” around the corner!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Martin Carel

It’s in Montreal, so that post will be in French, s’il vous plaît! J’ai le plaisir de vous annoncer que le lundi 5 novembre prochain se tiendra une superbe soirée autour des meilleurs vins sur cette planète: les vins nature … Continue reading →

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Wine From Here DVD is out!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Martin Carel

I have the immense pleasure to announce that the DVD is now officially released! Just click on the image below and you will be redirected to the official film’s website in order to complete the short buying process. Note that … Continue reading →

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Winemakers critical of wine education in school

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Martin Carel

Since almost 4 months now, in the province of Quebec, still inside the Queen-friendly Canadian monarchy, the pseudo-conservative government is struggling with a tenacious, creative and highly politicized youth who is rejecting a drastic tuition hike of 82% on university … Continue reading →

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Is the term “natural wine” relevant?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Martin Carel

I have read many arguments in favor of and against using the term “natural wine” to qualify, well, natural wine. And I have always thought the term was relevant for the simple reason that this is the term most of … Continue reading →

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Wine From Here Shown at the Artisan Wine Fair (RAW)

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Martin Carel

I am thrilled to announce that Wine From Here will be presented in London at RAW – an independent fair showcasing fine natural wines of terroir – on May 20-21. This extraordinaire reunion is organized by Isabelle Legeron (that crazy … Continue reading →

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Sulfur dioxide (SO2) in wine

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Martin Carel

Sulfur Dioxide: a Reality Today, the use of sulfur dioxide (SO2) is widely accepted as a useful winemaking aide. It is used as a preservative because of its anti-oxidative and anti-microbial properties in wine, but also as a cleaning agent for … Continue reading →

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After-screening party’s wine list: unbeatable!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Martin Carel

Here is the wine list for the after-screening party tomorrow, Thursday September 22. All 10 winemakers in the film Wine From Here have their wines poured! How cool is that?! ### La Clarine Farm White Wine — Viognier/Marsanne/Roussanne — Sierra Foothills 2010 … Continue reading →

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Screening in Los Angeles

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Martin Carel

Here comes the second screening of the film, and it will happen downtown Los Angeles! Lots of people on twitter, by email, and in person, have asked me when the film would find its way to South California, so this … Continue reading →

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Earth Day Every Day with Natural Wine

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Martin Carel

Today, on Earth day, my statement is simple: by drinking natural wine, I support sustainable and organic farming methods in the vineyards. Easy. And tasty!

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A visit to Alice Feiring

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Martin Carel

At the beginning of April, I flew to NYC to meet the most famous natural wine writer in the world: Alice Feiring. She wrote the book most of us read as our first book on the topic of natural wine: … Continue reading →

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