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Simon J. Woolf

Originally trained as a musician, Simon worked variously as a sound engineer, IT consultant and alternative currency designer before wine took over his life. His writing career began in 2011 with the founding of The Morning Claret – an online wine magazine which has become one of the world’s most respected resources for natural, artisanal, organic and biodynamic wine. His work is published in many print and online publications, including Decanter, World of Fine Wine and Noble Rot. Simon has twice won the Roederer International Wine Writing Award, most recently for his first book, Amber Revolution: How the World Learned to Love Orange Wine, published in 2018 and since translated into five languages. His second book, Foot Trodden, is a collaboration with author and photographer Ryan Opaz and celebrates artisanal winemaking in Portugal. Simon is also active as a wine judge, translator and editor. He is a keen cook and lover of music ranging from Stockhausen to ClownC0re. He lives in Amsterdam with his partner Elisabeth.
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Austria · Burgenland

Burgenland Orange: A New Shade for the DAC?

BySimon J. Woolf May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

When Italy’s Collio DOC voted in December 2024 to include orange wines in their disciplinare, the news barely caused a ripple in the grand lake…...

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Ahr · Essay · Germany

Better Spät than Never in the Ahr

BySimon J. Woolf January 23, 2024January 25, 2024

How catastrophe proved a catalyst for change, and helped Germany’s Pinot paradise find a new way to farm.

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Austria · Climate Crisis · Wachau

Risk and Reward in Austria’s Warming Wachau

BySimon J. Woolf November 16, 2022February 17, 2024

In an age defined by climate emergency, can winegrowers in Austria's warming Wachau react and adapt fast enough to maintain the region's historic pole position?

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Austria

Sturm und Spritz

BySimon J. Woolf October 29, 2021November 4, 2024

In 2013, I moved to Austria and spent most of a year living in the small town of Eisenstadt. There were several cultural difficulties to…...

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