Tag Archives: Lambic

Authentic wine

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

Jamie Goode and Sam Harrop’s Authentic Wine: Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking is the most extensive (technical) review of natural wine making to date. The authors prefer the term authentic wine to recognize the fact that wine is not a … Continue reading →

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Lambrucha

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

There has been a tremendous rise in consumption of kombucha in recent years. In Portland, Oregon, there are a growing number of local kombucha makers such as Eva’s Herbucha and Brew Dr. Kombucha. In some locations, such as local Wholefoods … Continue reading →

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Notes on Toer de Geuze 2011

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

For the second time in a row I attended the biennial Toer de Geuze event in Belgium. During one day, all lambic brewers and geuze blenders that are part of HORAL (with the exception of Girardin) open their doors to … Continue reading →

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Geuze en kriek: de champagne onder de bieren

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

One of the reasons for starting this blog was that, as a native Dutch speaker, I would be able to review and consult (historical) Dutch documents about traditional lambic brewing and share this information with English readers. In the coming … Continue reading →

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Isastegi Sagardo Naturala: A lambic lover’s cider

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

In my ‘Wine for Lambic Drinkers’ post in 2009 I briefly mentioned the naturally fermented ciders from the Isastegi estate in the Basque country of Spain as a drink that lambic drinkers might enjoy. With the currently weak dollar and … Continue reading →

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