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Going Hungary
Exploring volcanic terroirs in a hotbed of illiberalism. Plus: visits to Levente Major, Papa Aron Pince, and Bálint Losonci.
Aug 18
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Aaron Ayscough
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Bring On the Major Leagues: Levente Major
Primary school headmaster, heavy metal afficionado, beer geek - Abasar's Levente Major wears many hats. He also produces some of Hungary's greatest…
Aug 18
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Aaron Ayscough
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Bring On the Major Leagues: Levente Major
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The Natural Balance: Bálint Losonci
An interview with Bálint Losonci, who coaxes ripe, exotic, Beauger-esque elixirs from gentle volcanic slopes surrounding Gyöngyöspata in the Mátra…
Aug 18
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Aaron Ayscough
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The Natural Balance: Bálint Losonci
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The Kitchen on the Mountain: Papa Aron Pince (PAP)
At Szent György hegy estate Papa Aron Pince, neo-vignerons Aron Molnar & Karina Vissonova craft some of the most original natural wines of Balaton.
Aug 18
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Aaron Ayscough
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The Kitchen on the Mountain: Papa Aron Pince (PAP)
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Remembering Bernard Bellahsen
An archive interview with the inestimably influential Languedoc vigneron behind Fontedicto, who passed away on Aug. 4th.
Aug 6
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Aaron Ayscough
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June 2025
Summer 2025 Natural Wine Salons
A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for June, July, and August 2025. Plus: a visit to Auvergne natural wine destination Hostel Orfenor, and a…
Jun 3
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Aaron Ayscough
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Summer 2025 Natural Wine Salons
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Dining on the Wine Trail: Hostel Orfenor, Brioude
Laura Victor & Zach Watson's adorable restaurant-auberge embodies the pluck and can-do spirit of the Auvergne neo-paysan new wave.
Jun 3
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Aaron Ayscough
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Dining on the Wine Trail: Hostel Orfenor, Brioude
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My 2023 Vintage
A belated report on my third vintage of wines from abandoned vineyards in the Languedoc. (And another wine from an abandoned vineyard in the Loiret.)
Jun 3
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Aaron Ayscough
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My 2023 Vintage
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May 2025
DROPLETS: The Week in Natural Wine
Vital natural wine counter-propaganda. This week: Jefford on autocracy. Why winery start-ups fail. Eco concern-trolling in the Guardian. Still Prosecco…
May 23
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Aaron Ayscough
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April 2025
Chefs Who Give A Shit About Wine
Introducing Series V of the NOT DRINKING POISON podcast, featuring interviews with chefs Harry Lester, Jonathan Schweizer, and Mateo Breña.
Apr 8
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Aaron Ayscough
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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…
Apr 8
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Harry Lester
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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.
Apr 8
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Aaron Ayscough
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