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Natural wines – a hoax?

Riccardo Cotarella attacks the “natural wine movement” and its representatives head-on in an article in “Gambero Rosso” (https://www.gamberorosso.it/notizie/notizie-vino/vini-naturali-inganno-cotarella). I fully agree with Cotarella’s technical comments. However, I don’t agree with the overall condemnation. The categorisation of wine producers into “conventional” and “natural” is unproductive. Top-quality wine producers prioritise reducing SO2 levels in their wine and…

SO2, some crude calculations and a request
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SO2, some crude calculations and a request

SO2 and/or sulfites are used for 2000 years to preserve wines. Without SO2 wine would quickly go into a unified rotten status. This must have been what they offered Jesus, when he was carrying his cross. The gospels speak about vinegar, but it will have been the normal wine that was given to the Roman…

Natural…..
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Natural…..

When we consider the debate between natural and artificial, we often find that the line isn’t as clear-cut as it seems. After all, many artificial interventions have undeniably improved our lives. My natural eyes, for instance, aren’t as effective as they are with artificial glasses, and no one would argue that life wouldn’t be more…