Simon J Woolf
@simonjwoolf.com
Writer, author & presenter. Lover of handmade beverages, food, coffee & electronic music.
Books: Amber Revolution (2018, 2021), Foot Trodden (2021) (with Ryan Opaz)
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Brit living in NL.
Books: Amber Revolution (2018, 2021), Foot Trodden (2021) (with Ryan Opaz)
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://themorningclaret.com/
Brit living in NL.
Is it nonsense? About half of US adults are tee-total, and I'm sure many of the rest don't drink wine at all.
This visual seems to be based on volume of consumption not on population - which makes sense to me.
This visual seems to be based on volume of consumption not on population - which makes sense to me.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Is it nonsense? About half of US adults are tee-total, and I'm sure many of the rest don't drink wine at all.
This visual seems to be based on volume of consumption not on population - which makes sense to me.
This visual seems to be based on volume of consumption not on population - which makes sense to me.
Nice, this is new to me.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Nice, this is new to me.
My God, we're all being so nice and agreeable.
What happened to the good old #winetwitter days when we could all have a bit of a set-to and insult each other?
What happened to the good old #winetwitter days when we could all have a bit of a set-to and insult each other?
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
My God, we're all being so nice and agreeable.
What happened to the good old #winetwitter days when we could all have a bit of a set-to and insult each other?
What happened to the good old #winetwitter days when we could all have a bit of a set-to and insult each other?
To be fair, I just re-read my own article, and I never talk about the perfect pairing (that was just the provocation in the headline).
I just mention the difference between an acceptable pairing and an exceptional one.
I just mention the difference between an acceptable pairing and an exceptional one.
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
To be fair, I just re-read my own article, and I never talk about the perfect pairing (that was just the provocation in the headline).
I just mention the difference between an acceptable pairing and an exceptional one.
I just mention the difference between an acceptable pairing and an exceptional one.
Wow. £7m? Looks like half a council house deconstructed. 😂
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wow. £7m? Looks like half a council house deconstructed. 😂
But it's always been like that. Orange wine has been the fall guy in wine since forever.
The fact that it even makes a headline in a mainstream publication is a sign that it has more than arrived. It's now 21 years since the term crystallised. Orange wines are not going anywhere.
The fact that it even makes a headline in a mainstream publication is a sign that it has more than arrived. It's now 21 years since the term crystallised. Orange wines are not going anywhere.
October 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
But it's always been like that. Orange wine has been the fall guy in wine since forever.
The fact that it even makes a headline in a mainstream publication is a sign that it has more than arrived. It's now 21 years since the term crystallised. Orange wines are not going anywhere.
The fact that it even makes a headline in a mainstream publication is a sign that it has more than arrived. It's now 21 years since the term crystallised. Orange wines are not going anywhere.
I've no idea how it works. I'm guessing it just trawls archives, so the article must have been without a paywall under some conditions for some period of time, otherwise it won't work?
October 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I've no idea how it works. I'm guessing it just trawls archives, so the article must have been without a paywall under some conditions for some period of time, otherwise it won't work?
It's also bizarrely irrelevant. Like Vanity Fair readers were the mainstay of orange wine (or natural wine) drinkers. I doubt it...
A bit like attacking fine dining restaurants in the daily mail.
A bit like attacking fine dining restaurants in the daily mail.
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's also bizarrely irrelevant. Like Vanity Fair readers were the mainstay of orange wine (or natural wine) drinkers. I doubt it...
A bit like attacking fine dining restaurants in the daily mail.
A bit like attacking fine dining restaurants in the daily mail.
Not much to say really. It's a stupid article not worthy of much comment.
A poor take-down piece that goes for shock value and little else.
I have seen so many of these over the years, they never change. If someone wants to throw rocks at a niche product, whatever.... it won't change anything.
A poor take-down piece that goes for shock value and little else.
I have seen so many of these over the years, they never change. If someone wants to throw rocks at a niche product, whatever.... it won't change anything.
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Not much to say really. It's a stupid article not worthy of much comment.
A poor take-down piece that goes for shock value and little else.
I have seen so many of these over the years, they never change. If someone wants to throw rocks at a niche product, whatever.... it won't change anything.
A poor take-down piece that goes for shock value and little else.
I have seen so many of these over the years, they never change. If someone wants to throw rocks at a niche product, whatever.... it won't change anything.
I'm happy this site doesn't seem to work with themorningclaret.com 😂
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October 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm happy this site doesn't seem to work with themorningclaret.com 😂
Anyone got a way to read this without paying?
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Anyone got a way to read this without paying?
Had to look him up - a reference lost on a Brit, I fear!
October 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Had to look him up - a reference lost on a Brit, I fear!
I absolutely agree. Honestly, some of the best experiences I've had have been basic and unpretentious.
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I absolutely agree. Honestly, some of the best experiences I've had have been basic and unpretentious.
Yes I'd agree. But I have to say we got lucky on a couple of occasions. Really no complaints!
In general I'm bad at holidays. I prefer travelling for work.
In general I'm bad at holidays. I prefer travelling for work.
October 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Yes I'd agree. But I have to say we got lucky on a couple of occasions. Really no complaints!
In general I'm bad at holidays. I prefer travelling for work.
In general I'm bad at holidays. I prefer travelling for work.