chloe faure - food journalist

Hey, I’m Chloe. I write, research and campaign about sustainable wine & food production.

I write for the press, wine shops and food brands. In the weekend, you can find me in a natural wine shop in East London. Oh, and I create recipes too.

Recent Articles

Where Has All the Mustard Gone? - Modern Farmer

Essential to a traditional vinaigrette and divine when accompanying a piece of ribeye, mustard is one of those condiments often found sitting on French people’s fridge doors. The French consume an average of one kilogram of mustard per person every year. However, in the past few months, the condiment has been missing from many households and supermarket shelves have been left barren. 
On TikTok, the term “home made mustard” commands more than 770 millions views, more than 10 times the views on h...

The New Age of French Wine

At the end of the 19th century, more than 50% of French vineyards disappeared. This tragedy was caused by an insect called phylloxera that ate the roots of grapevines, leaving grapes incapable of reaching maturity, and eventually, causing death.The insect was believed to be from North America, as American grapevines were more resilient to the pest. These vines were then grafted onto the European ones. All of the vineyards in the country had to be replanted using these hybrids. Most of the French...

Voices of the Vine: Entre Vinyes

At Forest Wines, we believe that knowing who makes your wine, and understanding their stories and how they care for their land, is just as important as knowing how it tastes. That’s why we were really excited to share with you our conversation with Maria from Entre Vinyes, a Catalonia-based natural winery, behind one of our customers’ favourite wine range: Oniric.
From transforming an old chicken farm into a thriving biodynamic vineyard to preserving endangered grape varieties, Maria and her par...