Noble Rot #34 2024 exhibition catalogue Über grüne Kuppen und schwarzes

Über grüne Kuppen und schwarzes Basaltge­röll

is now the scenario of a humanitarian crisis and heated geopolitical dispute

They make room for curiosity and wonder by resisting our facile attempts to know the world by naming it

startlingly original and provocative

Noble Rot #34 2024 exhibition catalogue Über grüne Kuppen und schwarzesIt doesnt take an ancient Greek philosopher to recognise that the more you learn about wine, the more you know you dont know. This was recently reaffirmed to Noble Rot at a restaurant in Switzerlands Valais, when presented with a gigantic carte des vins full of almost totally unrecognisable bottles. In our defence, the fact that the Swiss (quite rightfully) refuse to share their venerable vinos exporting as little as 1% of their annual production