Direct Press August 2025: The Thirst Trap
It's August. It's hot. Whether you call it 'glou-glou', 'glug glug', a 'quaffer', or a 'vin de soif' (literally a 'wine of thirst'), these easy-drinking, joy-bringing wines are finally in the limelight and deserve consideration. Plus, this lighter style has been a way for natural winemakers to tell you they aren’t pumping up your wine like a bodybuilder on steroids.
Most folks have come around to the idea that a wine that awakens a primal and instinctual thirst is absolutely something to celebrate. But does a world full of glou-glou homogenize wine and turn it all into something akin to light beer? It can, but it doesn’t have to. And many natural wine producers don’t see it this way, either.
Find out more in this month's issue of Direct Press.
By Jonathan Kemp
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