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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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December 2025

Winter 2025-2026 Natural Wine Salons

A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for December 2025 and January - February 2026. Plus: my 2024 vintage of wines from abandoned vineyards in the…

Dec 8, 2025 • Aaron Ayscough

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My 2024 Vintage

My fourth vintage of wines from abandoned vineyards in the Languedoc. (And another wine from an abandoned vineyard in the Loiret.)

Dec 8, 2025 • Aaron Ayscough

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November 2025

But Seriously, Who's the Best Caviste?

Dishing my own favorites, in the wake of an award from Le Fooding. Plus: Jean-Yves Péron on Piemontese grape varieties. And Fabio Gea's dinosaur wines.

Nov 27, 2025 • Aaron Ayscough

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Jean-Yves Péron Reinvents Piemonte

The Savoie maestro's transalpine négociant work is the most important cross-cultural exchange happening in wine today.

Nov 27, 2025 • Aaron Ayscough

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Fabio Gea's Dinosaur Wines

An interview with the restlessly experimental Barbaresco vigneron Fabio Gea.

Nov 27, 2025 • Aaron Ayscough

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