WINE, FOR REAL HUMAN BEINGS
It’s no secret that I’m a fan on the Mannings. Since first...
July 5
July 15, 2020
By Glou Glou
In the wine business, staying positive against the odds is...
April 20
April 20, 2020
By Glou Glou
There’s something deeply compelling about an old vine,...
November 4
November 4, 2019
By Glou Glou
These days, us two Glou Glouers very rarely have the opportunity to attend events together, let...
You may be wondering how on earth a pig, let alone, a Spider-Pig, relates to wine. I certainly was...
Any tasting with Chris and Andrea Mullineux is as much geology lesson as it is dégustation – at...
“I got into wine because you liked wine! I was drinking real crap before we started dating,”...
Mike Ratcliffe has the Midas touch – though he will assure you that there’s no silver bullet to...
“I’m not part of any kind of route or club. Sometimes I think it was a very interesting choice for...
I’ve never been to Chateau d’Yquem. In fact, while I’m laying all my cards on the table, I...
“How’d he get the job? He married my sister!” laughs Paul Cluver. It’s not exactly your typical...
I knew that Rose Jordaan was into fynbos, but it took a fresh visit to Bartinney to remember quite...
“I believe nature makes wine – you only care for it. After more than 50 vintages, I’ve had a lot of...
The year is 2019. You’ve just woken up from a ten-year...
July 3
July 4, 2019
By Glou Glou
The moment you walk through the doors of Delheim, you feel...
June 20
June 20, 2019
By Glou Glou
“Few people can say that they annoyed their winemaker so...
May 29
May 29, 2019
By Glou Glou
Glou Glou means drinkability. It’s wines that don’t pretend to be high seriousness, but nor are they lightweight or dismissable. Much like us - two women working in the wine industry, with a shared background in wine business and media. We like to say gloo-gloo, not dissimilar from glug glug, which is that sound wine makes when you splash it down. Our goal? To talk wine - for real human beings.