42 – Life, the Universe and Everything
In 2021, Wine Alchemy published 42 new articles.
Q: Why 42?
A: Well, it’s the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything.*
I bet you still haven’t read them all. Who would? But just in case you wanted to, here they all are, in order of publication. Just click the links.
1-10
Tourelles Cinsault – a wine for our times, WOTY 2020
Clos du Réas and the Best Birthday Present. Ever!
SP68 Rosso by Arianna Occhipinti. Serious Fun!
Le Black Label by Champagne Lanson – Be My Valentine?
SWGB: sustainability and using glass wine bottles
Blanquette de Limoux from Domaine Delmas
International Drinks days – a Calendar in progress
Bulk wines uses British glass wine bottles optimally
Black Bee Honey from Sicily – tasting with cheeses
11-20
Tintillia – drinking the Hilltop Grape of Molise
Oxney Organic Estate Rosé, English Sparkling Wine
Passorosso – the quintessential Etna Rosso
Glass facts – a pick ‘n’ mix collection
New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia – Book Review
Cantina Tramin and their path to Alpine wines
Pojer e Sandri Merlino – an Italian Unicorn
Chiaretto di Bardolino – Anteprima 2021
Roero – red and white wines in my glass
Ushas – Rosenmuskateller and visions of the Divine
21-30
Spanish Whites – six great examples
Spanish Reds – six great examples
Summer Pudding – a classic desert
Custoza celebrates it’s 50th Anniversary
The knot of love and Custoza DOC wines
Wine Faults and Flaws: A Practical Guide. Book Review
Le Feu, Savoie’s greatest wine – for Dominique Belluard
Slow Wine Coalition – Good, Clean and Fair Wine
Le Fornaci – an exciting white wine from Tommasi
Le Fraghe – a delightful Bardolino, any time
31-40
Sparkling alternatives to Champagne
Tommasi: two terrace classics. Amarone and Ripasso
Nascetta, Part 1 – welcome to Novello
Susumaniello by A.Mano – the Donkey of Puglia
Nas-cëtta, Part 2 – twelve Novello producers and their wines
Gin, the Ultimate Companion – New Book Review
Xinomavro – Celebrating International Xinomavro day
Bentu Luna is where the old ways are new again
Off the beaten track – some lesser-known Italian wines
Christmas 2021 – a dozen delights
41 & 42
Lincolnshire is a wine-producing county too
Some articles were big, some were little, and some were somewhere in the middle and just about right. Some attempted to be profound; others were banal, some managed both at the same time. It’s a lot like life. Enjoy!