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Jun 1, 2026 58 min

Natural Wine RELOADED

from Wine Blast with Susie and Peter Hosted by Susie and Peter, Masters of Wine

Is natural wine dead? Or is it thriving? What even IS natural wine these days?! Most importantly, what's next for this multi-faceted yet misunderstood category? Helping us answer these searching questions are writer and winemaker Rachel Signer, journalist Simon J Woolf and wine producer Ben Walgate. We also indulge in a bit of impassioned debate between the two of us - this being a particularly provocative topic. (It's not every episode that moves Peter to use the phrase, 'complete bollocks', and Susie to say, 'cheeky middle finger', but here we are.) For example, did you know that the very term 'natural wine' itself is an unfortunate mis-translation? Are you familiar with, 'organic-PLUS' viticulture? Why hybrids may be the next big thing for natural producers? That natural wine is a philosophy, not a style? How the natural scene has influenced conventional wine? And the fact there's a new category of 'natural-adjacent' wines emerging..? Click on this link to get 25% off an annual subscription to Simon Woolf's Substack, The Morning Claret. Thanks for tuning in. We love to hear from you so please do get in touch! Send us a voice message via Speakpipe. Or you can find all details from this episode, including links to previous episodes cited, on our website: Show notes for Wine Blast S7 E28 - Natural Wine RELOADED To support the show, enjoy subscriber-only bonus content and discount benefits, access our full archive and get every episode before it goes on free release, subscribe to Wine Blast PLUS at wineblast.co.uk Instagram: @susieandpeter

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Is natural wine dead? Or is it thriving? What even IS natural wine these days?! Most importantly, what's next for this multi-faceted yet misunderstood category? Helping us answer these searching questions are writer and winemaker Rachel Signer, journalist Simon J Woolf and wine producer Ben Walgate. We also indulge in a bit of impassioned debate between the two of us - this being a particularly provocative topic. (It's not every episode that moves Peter to use the phrase, 'complete boll...

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Natural Wine RELOADED

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  1. 0:39 We're diving into the world of 'misunderstood, maligned' natural wine
  2. 2:56 Setting the natural wine scene
  3. 4:46 Rachel Signer interview
  4. 19:41 MID-EPISODE RECAP
  5. 20:04 Simon Woolf interview
  6. 34:39 'Complete bollocks'
  7. 41:32 Ben Walgate interview
  8. 56:01 FINAL SUMMARY

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