NOT DRINKING POISON

Natural wine culture, by Aaron Ayscough. Reporting from Paris since 2010.

By Aaron Ayscough

Summer 2026 Natural Wine Salons

A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for June, July, and August 2026. Plus: interviews with visionary Alsace vignerons Bruno Schueller and…

May 27 • Aaron Ayscough

Bruno Schueller: Can't We Try To Work Less Well?

An interview with the visionary Husseren-lès-Châteaux vigneron, whose highly imaginative winemaking is ambrosia for connoisseurs of long fermentation.

May 27 • Aaron Ayscough

Jean-Marc Dreyer: If You Wait, the Trees Come

A chat with Rosheim's foremost expert in orange wine and agro-forestry.

May 27 • Aaron Ayscough

DROPLETS: The Week in Natural Wine

Vital natural wine counter-propaganda. This week: Chiara Pepe becomes a flying winemaker. Domaine Andrea Calek up for sale. Karakterre erratum. "Orange…

Apr 9 • Aaron Ayscough

Spring 2026 Natural Wine Salons

A calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for March, April, and May 2026. Plus: Karakterre invades Germany, or vice versa. And interviews with Anjou…

Mar 6 • Aaron Ayscough

Red Right Hands: Margot & Natalia

A chat with Margot Rousseau-Petit of Margot & Natalia, mononymous rising stars of Anjou noir.

Mar 6 • Aaron Ayscough

Didier Chaffardon: You Have To Feel It

An interview with veteran natural Anjou vigneron Didier Chaffardon, known for his anachronistic acceptance of - even affection for - residual sugar in…

Mar 6 • Aaron Ayscough

DROPLETS: The Week in Natural Wine

Vital natural wine counter-propaganda. This week: L'Affaire Natur-All. Should sommeliers push de-alcoholized "wine"? Claire Naudin's bird concerns. Haut…

Feb 2 • Aaron Ayscough