Monthly Archives: March 2017

Return to the Vaults Part 1 – Otros Vinos

Posted on 29/03/2017 by dccrossley

Back in the last century it was pretty simple if you liked wine. You had your own “wine merchant”, a decent fellow, one hoped. If you wanted “claret” then you took what he recommended, what he had. Likewise Hock, and … Continue reading →

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The Return of Fizz & Chips!

Posted on 26/03/2017 by dccrossley

Before there was Fish & Fino there was Fizz & Chips. Latterly this took place at Fish Club in Clapham Junction, before they got fed up with us…and then closed down. But Fizz & Chips began as an irregular but … Continue reading →

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The Fightback? Bordeaux Grand Cercle 2016

Posted on 20/03/2017 by dccrossley

On Wednesday evening I attended the Tasting of Primeurs 2016 from the Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux, thanks to an invitation from Business France, at Le Méridien Piccadilly Hotel in London. Now I’m quite sure that many readers will wonder … Continue reading →

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Raw Wine 2017 – Part 2

Posted on 17/03/2017 by dccrossley

  On 14th March I published Part 1 of my article on the London Raw Wine Fair 2017. You can read it here. Part 2 covers several European producers, from Italy, Spain, France, Slovenia and Greece. As I said in … Continue reading →

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Raw Wine 2017 – Part 1

Posted on 14/03/2017 by dccrossley

In the run up to last weekend there was palpable excitement in the London wine fraternity, and doubtless beyond. Raw Wine was in town. Raw, founded and run by Isabelle Legeron MW, is one of the two big annual “natural … Continue reading →

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Saint-Chinian – Not All Schist!

Posted on 11/03/2017 by dccrossley

I was at the Saint-Chinian Tasting at the Maison de la Région Occitanie in London’s Cavendish Square this week. It was quite a small tasting, just fourteen producers present, with a few of the names I know being absent. I … Continue reading →

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Bérêche Night

Posted on 06/03/2017 by dccrossley

Several times each year a group of friends, who all share an avid interest in the wines of Equipo Navazos, get together for dinner at 28-50 Restaurant in Marylebone (London). Most of the time we don’t drink Sherry at all, … Continue reading →

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Rolling Back More Swiss Wines

Posted on 01/03/2017 by dccrossley

I am lucky to have friends in Geneva who appreciate wine, and whenever I’m there, they ply me all kinds of Swiss wines. Rather than internationally known superstar wines (the finest Swiss wines are only a little less expensive in … Continue reading →

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