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The Natural Wine Debate and the Future of Wine | Ray Isle

Ray Isle returns to The Restaurant Guys nearly 20 years after his first appearance to consider where wine is headed and whether the industry has made something pleasurable unnecessarily difficult.

Why This Episode Matters

Natural wine and biodynamic farming overlap in philosophy, but differ sharply in practice.

Fifty years after the Judgment of Paris, its impact still reaches far beyond one famous blind tasting.

Wine is facing real headwinds, including rising prices, intimidating choice and a growing disconnect from younger drinkers.

The future of wine may depend less on prestige and more on…

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