NOT DRINKING POISON

Remembering Pascal Potaire

An archive interview with the Loir-et-Cher vigneron - and pétillant naturel innovator - behind Les Capriades, who passed away on July 26th.

Jul 28 • Aaron Ayscough

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May 2026

Summer 2026 Natural Wine Salons

A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for June, July, and August 2026. Plus: interviews with visionary Alsace vignerons Bruno Schueller and…

May 27 • Aaron Ayscough

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Bruno Schueller: Can't We Try To Work Less Well?

An interview with the visionary Husseren-lès-Châteaux vigneron, whose highly imaginative winemaking is ambrosia for connoisseurs of long fermentation.

May 27 • Aaron Ayscough

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Jean-Marc Dreyer: If You Wait, the Trees Come

A chat with Rosheim's foremost expert in orange wine and agro-forestry.

May 27 • Aaron Ayscough

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April 2026

DROPLETS: The Week in Natural Wine

Vital natural wine counter-propaganda. This week: Chiara Pepe becomes a flying winemaker. Domaine Andrea Calek up for sale. Karakterre erratum. "Orange…

Apr 9 • Aaron Ayscough

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March 2026

Spring 2026 Natural Wine Salons

A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for March, April, and May 2026. Plus: Karakterre invades Germany, or vice versa. And interviews with Anjou…

Mar 7 • Aaron Ayscough

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Red Right Hands: Margot & Natalia

A chat with Margot Rousseau-Petit of Margot & Natalia, mononymous rising stars of Anjou noir.

Mar 7 • Aaron Ayscough

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Didier Chaffardon: You Have To Feel It

An interview with veteran natural Anjou vigneron Didier Chaffardon, known for his anachronistic acceptance of - even affection for - residual sugar in…

Mar 7 • Aaron Ayscough

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February 2026

DROPLETS: The Week in Natural Wine

Vital natural wine counter-propaganda. This week: L'Affaire Natur-All. Should sommeliers push de-alcoholized "wine"? Claire Naudin's bird concerns. Haut…

Feb 2 • Aaron Ayscough

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January 2026

Ten Natural Wine Fascinations of 2025

Ten bottles that counted. Plus: Interviews with Alsace vigneron Pierre Groger, and Jura vigneron Jordan Rudloff of Domaine des Lucioles.

Jan 2 • Aaron Ayscough

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Domaine des Lucioles: A Place of Liberty

A chat with Alsace-born Jura vigneron Jordan Rudloff, who, together with his partner Elodie Heckenmayer, produces wine - and honey! - as Domaine des…

Jan 2 • Aaron Ayscough

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Pierre Groger: A Balance in Life and in Wine

An interview with Husseren-lès-Châteaux vigneron Pierre Groger, who produces scintillating micro-cuvées in his time off from work for his neighbor…

Jan 2 • Aaron Ayscough

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