Meet Winemaker Beka Gotsadze from Gotsa Wines
Beka Gotsadze runs Gotsa Wines in Kiketi, 25 kilometers from the center of Tbilisi and 1300 meters above sea level. His first vintage was in 2010. "My great grandfather was a winemaker. I trained as an architect and had a big company up to the end of the 2010
Meet Winemaker Zurab Mgvdliasvhili from Nikalas Marani winery
Zurab Mgvdliasvhili runs the Nikalas Marani winery in the Kakheti region of Georgia. The cellar was built by his great grandfather in 1928 - the winery is named in his honour. He makes natural wines using the quevri (kvevri) in traditional and more modern styles. "My winery name is
Sulfites in Wine
The sulfite debate is one of the most heated, confused and often misplaced topics in wine today. This is in large part due to the rise in popularity of natural wine, which has in turn fuelled an interest in the use or non-use of sulfites. To complicate matters further, the
What Is Orange Wine?
Find out more about orange wines, also known as amber wines or skin-macerated white wines.
What is Natural Wine?
Learn the basics about natural wine, including what makes this style of winemaking distinct from conventional mass-market wines.
ALIVE! Meet Rosa Kruger - on a mission to preserve the old vines of South Africa
Rosa Kruger works with vineyards across South Africa and runs the Old Vineyard Project, which catalogues plots of old vines in the country - some dating back to 1880. We caught up with her ahead of the festival ... "My name is Rosa Kruger. I call myself a vineyard manager.
ALIVE! Meet Pedro Parra - rock fan, wine terroir consultant and winemaker in Chile
Pedro Parra holds a PhD in terroir and a masters degree in precision agriculture. He travels the world as a terroir consultant and makes his own vintages in the Itata region of Chile. At Alive! he will host a talk called 'Why Rocks Matter Most.' Why do rocks
ALIVE! Meet Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life.
Merlin is the author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures. This book is an international bestseller, winner of the Wainwright Prize 2021, and has been nominated for a host of other prizes, including the British Book Awards Book of the Year
