What women want from the wine industry
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER talks to Katherine Brown, of Brown Brothers, about what needs to happen to change the lot of women in the wine industry.
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER talks to Katherine Brown, of Brown Brothers, about what needs to happen to change the lot of women in the wine industry.
"Steiner in the 1920s famously warned that the widespread use of chemical fertilisers would lead to the decline of soil, plant and animal health," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER in praise of biodynamic farming.
"I ordered a glass of the only chardonnay available by the glass. It was $16 a glass. I later Googled the wine and found it could be bought for around $18 a bottle. Mark ups rule!" write wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
"My mind went to the idea that life is a matter of contrasts. The contrast was not in imagery or tortured faux jokes, but in the consumption of a sparkling wine that was not cheap or sticky but wondrous," says wine writer RICHARD CALVER.