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Ep. 32: Harry Lester of Le Comptoir Central des Bazars
A chat with the British chef whose series of Auvergne bistrots - L'Auberge de Chassignoles, Le Saint Eutrope, and Le Comptoir Central des Bazars - have…
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Aaron Ayscough
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Harry Lester
43:04
Ep. 31: Jonathan Schweizer of Café Les Deux Gares and Le Goncourt
A chat with the Luxembourgish Paris chef and natural wine aficionado behind Café Les Deux Gares and Le Goncourt.
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Aaron Ayscough
40:10
Ep. 30: Mateo Breña
A chat with the peripatetic Mexican chef and horse-plowing adept, whose résumé includes work for Gut Oggau and Domaine Dandelion, alongside innumerable…
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Aaron Ayscough
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Mateo Brena
48:29
Spring 2025 Natural Wine Salons
A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for March, April, and May 2025. Plus: an archive interview with Doubs legend Georges Comte, and a visit to…
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Aaron Ayscough
1
Georges Comte of Le Moutherot: There is No Need For Sulfitage
A 2019 interview with the natural winemaking legend of the Doubs.
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Aaron Ayscough
Nicolas Bernard of Les Miroudots: Vin de France in the Franche-Comté
On the limestone hills east of Vesoul, Nicolas Bernard is expanding the scope of Franche-Comté winemaking with Jura varieties and hybrids alike.
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Aaron Ayscough
DROPLETS: The Week in Natural Wine
Vital natural wine counter-propaganda. This week: How many wine salons is too many? Isabelle Legeron returns to "controlled" styles. Organic turncoats…
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Aaron Ayscough
3
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NOT DRINKING POISON
Natural wine culture, by Aaron Ayscough. Reporting from Paris since 2010.

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