Simon Reilly
Jul 11, 20203 min read
Discovering Daniel Ham's Off Beat wines in lockdown
Lockdown started with good intentions. I wrote a list of jobs. Painting various parts of the house, build those planters that have been...
Simon Reilly
Feb 20, 20203 min read
The wines, they are a changing
This article was originally published in Issue 22 of Root + Bone magazine in January 2020. Technology in wine? Now that’s a tough brief....
Simon Reilly
Jun 27, 20194 min read
The (vin de) French Revolution
An edited version of his article was originally published in Issue 21 of Root + Bone magazine. Whilst the “in your (rich, elitist) face”...
Simon Reilly
Jun 11, 20198 min read
Making Etna wine with I Vigneri
Another family holiday, another vineyard trip craftily sneaked in. I am the booker of holidays in our family, a role which allows me to...
Simon Reilly
Apr 21, 20194 min read
Voodoo shit
An edited version of this article was originally published in issue 20 of Root + Bone magazine. I find the concept of biodynamics a bit...
Simon Reilly
Nov 22, 20183 min read
The Completist
This article was originally published in Issue 19 of Root + Bone magazine. There is a view that wine geeks like me are little more than...
Simon Reilly
Nov 21, 20183 min read
Luigi Tecce and the international language of wine
Wine is the essence of life. In the countries where there is wine, they did not need to reform the church and they have the best...
Simon Reilly
Oct 17, 20185 min read
Root + Vine Issue 1 - Cutting the fruit's commute
Hello. Yes, I am still here. Apologies if the content on this site has dried up somewhat, but I've been busy creating a new wine...
Simon Reilly
Jul 8, 20183 min read
Centopassi - wines from the side of a mountain
A little over a year ago I moved jobs. My old job was based in central London and although I like to think I was just very good at...
Simon Reilly
Jul 8, 20185 min read
Wood is good - the wines of Tenute Sella
I recently tasted through the latest set of wines from Tenute Sella, a family owned estate in Biella, Alto Piemonte. I first discovered...