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Somme & Soil

Vineyard soil, wild fermentation and cellar chemistry, explained for growers, students and curious readers.

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Rows of vines in a vineyard
01 / Soil Microbiology

Mycorrhizal Partners in the Vineyard

How fungal partners in the soil help vines take up nutrients, and what farming practices protect them.

 Wine barrels in a cellar
02 / Fermentation

Indigenous Yeast Succession in Spontaneous Fermentation

How wild yeasts appear, change and hand over to the yeast that finishes fermentation.

 Glasses of red wine on a table
03 / Cellar Chemistry

Seed Tannins and Polymerization During Ageing

How tannins change in structure and feel as wine ages, and what drives that change.