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Noble Rot magazine joins the dots between wine, music and food from a fresh perspective. S*x & Drugs & Pinot Noir all day long.

Since the release of the first issue back in February 2013, Noble Rot magazine has been building a reputation as the home of exciting new wine and food writing. Noble Rot’s aim is to entertain and inspire wine and food lovers alike, with a diverse and entertaining collection of articles from interesting, talented people.

20/06/2025

“Fancy some Liebfraumilch?” Thirsty denizens of sun-baked N16, rejoice — the missus and I have just opened our third Shrine to the Vine wine shop on glorious Stoke Newington Church Street. Once an Oddbins, 163 Stoke Newington Church Street is the perfect spot to continue our mission championing the best in artisanal wine culture, from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Jura and Corsica to Spain, Italy, Greece, England, and beyond. Come down and see us – we’re open seven days a week until 8pm.

15/06/2025

Seabass and caviar (washed down with an epic JM Vincent Santenay 1er Cru Gravieres) and chocolate tart (written about by chef Tom Kemble in Noble Rot magazine a few years back) were a couple of famous L’Ambroisie dishes that did not disappoint last night. The beginning of some special celebrations, this iconic restaurant on Place Des Vogues felt both contemporary and like stepping back in time, its cooking refined and simple, intense but light. F**k it, i’d even roll out the old ‘iron fist in a velvet glove’ cliché for cooking this tasty.

07/06/2025

As Chambolle as Chambolle gets. Another GORGEOUS 2007

05/06/2025

NOBLE ROT 38 / ‘THE WINES THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW’ / PUBLISHED 2OTH JUNE 2025 / One of the few irksome things about wine culture – apart from its pretence, and its propensity for snobbery – is the sheer cost of getting through the door. Whereas anyone wanting to explore the best in art has Kahlo and Caravaggio at their fingertips, few will ever have the means to taste the world’s most fabled crus. Which is why Noble Rot 38’s tongue-in-cheek cover feature is a coup for readers looking for world-class wines on a budget. Having persuaded a crew of leading sommeliers, chefs, restaurateurs and wine writers to reveal their single favourite most undervalued bottle, it’s an eminently usable centrepiece to this issue’s theme of ‘simple pleasures’, featuring characterful cuvées from Rueda, Muscadet and Gers (us neither – apparently it’s in south-west France). Elsewhere in issue 38’s celebration of everyday miracles…*We raise a glass to the art of the leisurely lunch with Fergus and Margot Henderson, Gary Lineker, Philippa Perry and a cast of merry Rotters * Felicity Cloake lauds salt as the most important element in good cooking * Simon Hopkinson revels in the perfection of eggs * Stephen Harris asks why many diners consider drinking anything other than filtered tap water to be a pretentious waste of time* The Vine Twitcher profiles the Basque Country’s Txakoli, Chianti Classico and Rioja * Alice Feiring celebrates great house wine * Slutty Cheff reveals her homely delights * The Yellow Bittern’s Hugh Corcoran hails a plate of home-grown green beans as the perfect lunch * Le Bernardin NYC’s Eric Ripert writes about his Greatest Meal * Keira Knightley reveals her antidote to Fashion Week * And we feature stories about Bangkok’s burgeoning wine scene, German Chardonnay, Beaujolais, infusion winemaking, and a guide to the Basque Country’s finest restaurants, among much more. Keep drinking! ### (Cover art by )

30/05/2025

Absolutely loved talking about ‘Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Conti?’, Noble Rot, natural wine, Chin Chin, Tenerife, Savigny-les-Beaune, terroir, independent magazines and why de-mystifying wine is a daft idea with the estimable at Hay Festival last night. Besides the brilliant festival, Hay-on-Wye is a special town of 2000 residents that has 26 bookshops - roughly one bookshop for every 77 people.

29/05/2025

Few wines demonstrate its transporting power as viscerally as this monumental 2018 Guffens-Heynen Pouilly-Fuisse ‘Croix et Petits Croux’. As textural, intense, and long as any Montrachet I’ve tasted, it was so distinctively itself that I could picture its shape in my mind as I drank it. Alongside a similarly stately 2005 Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne, it stands as my favourite white of the year. 2019 Arnoux-Lachaux Pinot Fin was another standout — a wine that far outperformed its appellation, perhaps the densest and most complete Bourgogne Rouge I’ve encountered, and further proof of 2019’s strength in the Côte de Nuits. It was also a reminder of the remarkable precision Charles Lachaux is achieving — something he spoke to with characteristic clarity and conviction at a recent tasting and dinner at Noble Rot Mayfair.

13/05/2025

Surprised to find these two beauties in the heart of Burgundy. 1989 Les Roches Chinon was as evocative as ever with lovely rich fruit and animal and stony/old wood aromas while 1966 Bel Air Marquis D’Aligre was textbook mature Margaux, plush, delicate and sensual, we didn’t want this bottle to end. Nice food and service at Anthocyane too.

11/05/2025

It’s always a treat to drink Charles Joguet Chiron, and this stellar bottle of ‘89 Clos de la Dioterie shows the heights Loire Cabernet Franc can reach. It’s very elegant, vibrant and smoky - one of those wines that smells like you’ve got your nose pressed up against the root of the vine. Joguet once said “There are two suns. One that shines outside for everybody, the other in the cellars of Clos Rougeard.” While Clos Rougeard makes wines can that rival the old maste he could just as easily have been talking about himself.

02/05/2025

Throwback to this time last month at the Keeling Andrew portfolio tasting at Conway Hall and following producers’ dinner at Rotter HQ Lamb’s Conduit St. The energy in both rooms was incredible - thanks to everyone who came to taste, talk and hear our sainted growers’ stories first hand. Until next year! 🍷💯⚡️

27/04/2025

Only just coming back into consciousness after this week’s second trip to heaven (San Sebastian) in as many weeks. Highlights included a knockout ‘Les Chetillons’ 2012, which ranked as my favourite vintage yet, with sublime spring peas at the evergreen .oficial , and a contender for the most flavoursome rib ever at Casa Julien in Tolosa . It doesn’t get any better.

20/04/2025

Talking of three days, we took the Reynaud family’s advice on how to serve their sainted Château Rayas, opening this 06 on Friday and following it over 72 hours. They are, of course, absolutely right. Whereas freshly popped Rayas (especially warmer vintages like 05) can feel over-wrought, oxygen really opens these wines up. The 06 went from good to great to among my favourite ever things I’ve put in my mouth, pairing that killer Rayas fragrance (strawberries macerated in kirsch and spices) with superfine grippy tannins and a finish that feels like it’s gliding on rails. Happy Easter!

19/04/2025

Red Chave Hermitage gets so many (rightful) props as one of the world’s greatest wines it’s easy to forget how glorious well stored mature bottles of their white can be. Rich, broad and savoury with lively citrus freshness (and just look at the colour!) this 1986 is one of many stellar 80s vintages I’ve been lucky enough to drink. Indeed, what other great domaines can claim to be masters of both red and white winemaking?

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Noble Rot magazine is the home of exciting wine and food writing. Since 2013 Noble Rot has seen chefs Pierre Koffmann, Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigella Lawson, Fergus Henderson, rubbing shoulders with Keira Knightley, Mark Ronson, Brian Eno, Caitlin Moran, and LCD Soundsystem blurring the boundaries between gastronomy and the creative arts. Noble Rot publishes 3 print editions a year in February, June and October. Visit our website to buy a print edition or subscription, or to find a stockist near you.

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