Noble Rot Issue 20
by Noble Rot
Noble Rot magazine attempts to join the dots between wine, music and food. We want to tell stories and inspire people to enjoy what they drink, eat and listen to. We is Mark Andrew and Dan Keeling and we started Noble Rot with the intention of giving young and/or alternative writers a platform to discuss contemporary culture from a fresh perspective.
...we spotlight Tenerife and Portuguese
wine. From island cover stars Envínate and Suetes del Marques, to the historic vineyards of Colares near Lisbon, we profile some of Europe’s most exciting winemakers.
...we meet one of Britain’s best loved cookery writers Nigel Slater and taste a selection of Noble Rot’s specially made wine and food pairing ice creams.
...we celebrate the release of alt-synth-poppers Hot Chip’s new album over dinner
at Wandsworth’s Chez Bruce. As well as the inside scoop on their passions for music and gastronomy, we get their verdict on a selection of cuvees from La Dive Bouteille, France’s original natural wine event, also profiled in this issue.
...Mike Diamond from The Beastie Boys offers a ‘Hip-Hop Guide to Buying Wine on a Date.’
...we feature stories about Umbria’s Paulo Bea, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the early days of the Michelin Guide, and matching wine and chilli, as well as reviews, recipes and musings from Pierre Koffmann, Simon Hopkinson, Marina O’Loughlin, Alastair Little, Tomos Parry, Jon Bonné, Russell Norman, Tim Hayward, Rowley Leigh, Ruby Tandoh, George Reynolds, Zeren Wilson, Morgan Dunn and John Niven, among much more...
Noble Rot magazine is the home of exciting wine and food writing. Since 2013 Noble Rot has seen chefs Pierre Koffmann, Fergus Henderson and Yotam Ottolenghi rubbing shoulders with Kiera Knightley, Brian Eno, Caitlin Moran, Mark Ronson and LCD Soundsystem, blurring the boundaries between gastronomy and the creative arts.
