FORGET EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT WINE

Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew are here to celebrate the universe of awe-inspiring wine, to take you to vinous places you’ve never been before. In Wine from Another Galaxy, the duo behind Noble Rot magazine and restaurant give the definitive guide to tasting, ordering in restaurants, talking about wine (without sounding like a wine bore) and building your own collection. Knowing, essentially, how and where to track down the good stuff.

Noble Rot has become a place of pilgrimage for wine worshippers worldwide, a buzzing and welcoming scene that sees everyone from wine buffs and collectors to film and rock stars hanging out with the vignerons and chefs who flock to the place. In this book, Keeling and Andrew aim to make wine knowledge as accessible and pleasurable as dinner in their restaurant.

Wine from Another Galaxy strikes out into the unknown: rather than the big commercial wine brands with their bloated budgets, the writers explore off the beaten track, meeting extraordinary small production artisanal winemakers, unearthing delicious hidden gems and educating themselves via first-hand experiences. They’ve spent years discovering and spending time with everyone from the original thinkers

of the natural wine movement to the iconic names of Burgundy and Bordeaux. They showcase the most exciting wineries from emerging destinations such as Tenerife, Santorini and Mount Etna (plus the best restaurant wine lists) along the way. All done with their signature humour, irreverence and insight.

Strap in for the ride of a lifetime. In the hands of Keeling and Andrew, wine is never less than a blast: in the Noble Rot galaxy, the usual clichés and rules don’t apply. But the thrill of discovery never stops.

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Readers suffering from chromophobia – the irrational fear of colour – look away now: Noble Rot’s fabulous new cover stars, motorcycling-mad artist Grayson Perry and psychotherapist Philippa Perry, are so bright they’re almost luminescent. In this issue Marina O’Loughlin interviews them over one of our signature long lunches, putting everyone from the Liberal Elite to Rylan to rights.

Also in this issue…

… we profile Maison Trimbach ‘Cuvée Frédéric Emile’, the quintessential dry Alsace Riesling, and one of the mouth-watering, and least talked-about, vinous trends of recent years – smoky wine.

… Caitlin Moran writes about her ‘Greatest Ever Meal’, a feast of 80s’ excess cooked by Heston Blumenthal.

… we take a tour of Iran to discover what remains of its 5000-year old wine culture.

…bestselling novelists Daisy Buchanan and Megan Nolan write about what can be learnt about restaurants from reading Jilly Cooper, and hangover food. As well as recipes by April Bloomfield, Henry Harris and Rowley Leigh, and stories about Meursault soup, Muscat, 10 essential books that no wino should be without, rosé Champagne, fibbing chef’s menus, rap’s obsession with restaurants, the wineification (is that even a word?) of cider, wine myths, and the much-maligned Champagne flute.

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About

Noble Rot magazine is the home of exciting wine and food writing. Since its launch in 2013, Noble Rot has seen chefs Pierre Koffmann, Fergus Henderson and Yotam Ottolenghi rubbing shoulders with Keira Knightley, Caitlin Moran, Brian Eno and Francis Ford Coppola, blurring the boundaries between gastronomy and the creative arts. Contributors include Marina O’Loughlin, Rowley Leigh, John Niven, Neal Martin, Jamie Goode, Kate Spicer and Jon Bonne. The magazine is based in London and published every four months.

Noble Rot was founded by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew. Dan Keeling is the Louis Roederer Food & Wine Writer of the Year 2017 & 2018, the Fortnum & Mason Drink Writer Of The Year 2016 and the Louis Roederer Emerging Wine Writer Of The Year 2015. He previously worked in music as managing director of Island Records and head of A&R at Parlophone Records, where he was responsible for signing acts including Coldplay, Bombay Bicycle Club and Lily Allen. Mark Andrew is a Master of Wine and previously worked as head buyer at London merchant Roberson wine.

This edition contains the following:

INTERVIEWS, ESSAYS & FEATURES

An interview with the first (and only!) natural winemaker in Finland; an essay by Brooklyn wine professional Alex Alan on how post-2020 New York restaurant culture might look; a long, powerful interview with Lauren Friel of Rebel Rebel (Boston) on why natural wine is definitely political and what she’s doing about it; a story about one of our boutique magazine stockists in Stockholm who are making sure that print isn’t dead; the story behind the iconic “Vine Wine Sign”; and a look at how Canada’s hottest new natural winery leverages branding; a feature on Joy Kull aka La Villana (Lazio, Italy); and a photo essay by Twin Island Cider (British Columbia) who documents their own clay harvesting and vessel making process.

THE MAKING OF PIPETTE

This section includes interviews with our editor/publisher Rachel Signer and our layout designer Emma Dragovic, as well as a visual and written look at how a magazine is printed, and why we do it in Germany.

RECIPES FROM NATURAL WINEMAKERS

For Issue 9, we reached out to a few natural winemakers we wish we could visit to see what they’ve been cooking. Recipes include contributions from La Stoppa (Italy); MicroBio Wines (Spain); Martha Stoumen (U.S.); Gut Oggau (Austria); and Alessandro Viola (Sicily).

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Pipette Magazine is an independent print magazine about natural wines, 3x/year, distributed globally. 

The magazine highlights small producers of natural wine, and the communities around them, through an edgy, contemporary perspective. We publish top quality, original journalism alongside unique illustration and photography. 

Editor & Publisher

Rachel Signer has been writing about the culture of natural wine for several years. Her work appears in Vogue.com, Vice MUNCHIES, PUNCH, Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits Magazine, Sprudge Wine, and elsewhere. After living in New York for many years, she is now based in Australia with frequent travel to Europe. 

CHIANTI NOT CHIANTI

 - Issue 25 Published 4th March 2021

Introducing Noble Rot 25, another cordial collection of writing about wine and food, fact and fiction, the quite serious and the not very serious at all.

In this issue we…

…we escape to Tuscany between lockdowns to meet an exciting young generation of Chianti Not Chianti producers, including Montevertine and Tenuta di Carleone.

…welcome Edinburgh’s master of dark comedy, and author of heroin-spiked classic Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh. He tells us how Covid restaurant closures have forced him to improve his culinary skills, and given him a new perspective on less-recreational uses for kitchen foil.

…interview DJ Gilles Peterson and Brawn chef Ed Wilson about the joy of Romanée Conti, and their recent sensory collaborations.

…hear about Margot Henderson’s ‘Greatest Ever Meal’ at Paris’ Le Baratin.

…feature queen of the interviewers and author of film sensation An Education, Lynn Barber, writing on discovering posh food and restaurants.

…ask a few of our sagest wino chums what they would buy to start a cellar for less than £500?

Elsewhere in this issue we profile Santorini and Tuscany’s sweet Vinsanto/ Vin Santo wines; remember Lulu Peyraud of Bandol’s Domaine Tempier; La Fromagerie’s Patricia Michelson gives us her ultimate cheesecake recipe; and William Kelley looks at the future of Burgundy in a time of climate change. Plus other stories and musings from Simon Hopkinson, Marina O’Loughlin, John Niven, Stephen Harris, Alice Feiring, Kate Spicer, Jordan Michelman, Rachel Roddy, Russell Norman and George Reynolds.

Pipette – Issue 2 (Reprint)

After much demand, Issue 2 was reprinted in late January or early February 2021.

Issue 2 contains: an interview with natural wine journalist Alice Feiring; an interview with Athenaïs de Béru, winemaker in Chablis; an interview with Montréal wine importer Vanya Filipovic; features on the following winemakers: Denavolo (Emilia-Romagna); St. Reginald Parish (Oregon); Slovenian natural wine; La Perdida (Galicia); Lapati Wines (Republic of Georgia); Nusserhof (Tyrol); and a personal essay about Costadilà wines’ founder Ernesto Cattel and an interview with Fleur Godart, natural wine distributor in Paris.

Pipette – Issue 1 (Reprint)

After much demand, Issue 1 was reprinted in late January or early February 2021.

Issue 1 was printed in September 2017 and contains: feature on Julie Balagny, winemaker in Beaujolais; interview with the Rennersistas sisters in Austria; feature on Gabrio and Giotti Bini and their Pantelleria farm; feature on Momento Mori, a unique farm and winery in Australia; the story of Hiyu Wine Farm permaculture estate in Oregon; interview with California winemaker Dani Rozman of La Onda; trip to Canary Islands to visit organic winegrower Dolores Cabrera; hanging out at (and the story behind) France's Auberge Chassignoles; riding a boat around Copenhagen's canals with a Noma sommelier; photo essay on Laureano Serres at his winery; the cult beers every natural wine drinker needs to try; a recipe for dandelion wine.

Pipette – Issue 8

Featured in Issue 8: City guides to Melbourne and Sydney; a long, fascinating interview with Austrian winemaking iconoclast Christian Tschida; a “day in the life” during harvest at Abruzzo winery Lammidia; a personal account of receiving a natural wine delivery by boat in Copenhagen; the story behind Australian winemaker Jordy Kay’s foray into compostable plastic wrap; the story of Jauma Wines’ new farm and yoga studio, also in Australia; a profile on Anders Frederik Steen and Anne Bruun Blauert; the story of Maria and Alex Koppitsch’s natural winery in the Burgenland; an in-depth article about how importers are considering labor ethics and transparency, and a poem for natural wine lovers.

Pipette – Issue 7

Featured in Issue 7: The story of Frank Cornelissen's favorite local bar; an interview with one of Paris' quirkiest wine bar proprietors, Morgane Fleury of Fleury Champagne; an interview with American winemaker Abe Schoener about rehabilitating an untended Mission grape vineyard near Los Angeles; An interview with Ben Walgate of Tillingham Wines, UK; A feature on the bar and distillery Mezcaloteca, in Oaxaca City; Photo essay on Marsala low-intervention winemakers; An essay on inclusion of BIPOC in the U.S. natural wine scene; profiles of Milan Nestarec (Czech Republic); Marto Wines (Germany); Alessandro Viola, Sicily; Salvo Foti, Sicily; and Floral Terranes, a regenerative cider and natural wine project in suburban New York.

This issue contains: long-form features on Commune of Buttons (Australia); Naboso (Slovakia); Trossen (Germany); and Maloof Wines (Oregon). As well, it holds an essay on natural wine culture in the U.S.; the stories behind June Bar; Loup Bar; and Lane Harlan's hospitality work in Baltimore; a personal essay by Julia Sherman about making natural verjus in California; an interview with comedian/winemaker Eric Wareheim; and city guides to Los Angeles and Paris. 

In February 2020, released Issue 5, which features 96 pages of original journalism about natural wines alongside photography and artwork, with a special guest designer!