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Recent Wines April 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
Almost half way through May and finally some wines from April emerge. I’m late because I had another week in Scotland, fuelled more by Whisky than wine, it must be said. But now back in the South of England, I … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Akashi Brewery Company, Alsace Wine, Arbois Wine, Auvernier Non-Filtré Dom de Montmollin, Baia Abuladze, Baia's Wine 2020 Imereti, Christian D'Orléans Cellettes, Cour-Cheverny Loire, Czech Wine, DVA Duby Vox Silentium 2017, Georgian Wine, Jiri Sebela Winemaker Moravia, Junmai Ginjo Sparkling Sake Akashi-Tai, Jura Wine, Krakhuna, Lambert Spielmann Complètement Red 2020, Lambert Spielmann Epfig, Le Mûr Mûr de la Gaudronnière Moelleux 2011, Loire Wine, Moravian Frankovka, Moravian Wine, Neuchâtel Chasselas, Orange Was The Colour of Her Dress 2015, Patrice Beguet Mesnay, Rare Loire Moelleux Wine, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt 1), Romorantin Grape Variety, Sake Japan, Skin Contact Savagnin, Sparkling Sake, Tsitska, Tsolikuri, Wine from Obcha
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Dermot Sugrue – Wiston and Sugrue South Downs
The long Easter Bank Holiday here was not without its pleasures, a lovely picnic and some wonderful food, but it was mostly dedicated to decorating. It was rather nice, therefore, to be getting up bright and early last Tuesday to … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, English Wine, Fine Wine, Restaurants, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Tourism
Tagged Chalk Restaurant Wiston Estate, Dermot Sugrue Future Plans, Dermot Sugrue Winemaker, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, English Wine Tourism at Wiston Estate, Sugrue South Downs, Wiston Blanc de Blancs 2015, Wiston Blanc de Noir 2014, Wiston Estate, Wiston Vintage 2017, Wiston Vintage Rosé 2014
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Continuing swiftly into Part 2 of the wines we most enjoyed at home during March, we begin with a gorgeous Crémant du Jura, then a long-time friend from Burgenland, my first taste of a natural wine producer from Alsace, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #Crémant du Jura, #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Wine, Arthur Bohn, Austrian Wine, Blaufränkisch Ried Külm 2017, Bohn L'Indigène 2020, Bugey, Bugey-Cerdon, Burgenland, Buronfosse Crémant du Jura 2016, Charlie Herring Wines, Domaine Bohn Reichsfeld Alsace, Franconia/Württemberg wine, German Wine, Hampshire Artisan Cider, Heidi Schröck Rust, Max Baumann Winzer, Max Sein Wein Blanc 2019, Peggy and Jean-Pascal Buronfosse, Perfect Strangers 2017 (disg 11/20), Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt2), Renardat-Fâche Mérignat Bugey, Ried Külm 2017, Rotalier Sud Revermont Jura, Ruster Blaufränkisch, Tim Phillips winemaker
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Recent Wines March 2022 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
March already seems an age away. I’m late with my “Recent Wines” articles, in part because of the Vineyards of Hampshire piece, but we’ve also got builders in so we’re a bit upside down. There are only a dozen wines … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice and Olivier De Moor, Aligoté, Château de Bonnezeaux, Dato Noah Nika Winery, De Moor Aligoté 2019, Dolcetto D'Alba Roussot, Dry Chenin Bonnezeaux, Felix Keller, Francesco Rinaldi Piemonte, Frimas 2019 Ch de Bonnezeaux, Georgian Wine, Guyonne Saclier de la Bâtie, Hermit Ram Field Blend Red 2918, Keller Weißer Burgunder Chardonnay, Klaus Peter Keller, Langhe Dolcetto, Loire Wine, New Zealand Wine, Nika Bakhia, Nika Winery Kakheti Georgia, North Canterbury Wine NZ, Recent Wines March 2022 (Pt1), Rheinhessen, The Hermit Ram, Theo Coles Winemaker, Weingut Keller Rheinhessen
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Vineyards of Hampshire 2022
It was a little over two years ago that I was at 67 Pall Mall for the last Vineyards of Hampshire Press and Trade Tasting. It was nice to see some old friends among those exhibiting, and to taste the … Continue reading
Posted in English Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Black Chalk Wine, Corinne Seely Winemaker, Cottonworth Wines, Danebury Vineyards, Emma Rice Winemaker, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Exton Park, Exton Park Reserve Blend Series, Hambledon Vineyard, Hampshire Wines, Hattingley King's Cuvée 2014, Hattingley Valley, Hattingley Wines, Jacob Leadley, Liddell Family Wines, Louis Pommery England, Pinglestone Estate, Raimes Demi-Sec 2017, Raimes Wines, Test Valley Vineyards, The Grange Wines, Vineyards of Hampshire Tasting 2022, Zoe Driver
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Basket Press Wines – Portfolio Tasting March 2022
The tasting round seems to be getting back in full swing now and I think for most people writing about wine there are just too many to write about. On Monday 14th March Basket Press Wines held theirs, at The … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Basket Press Wines Portfolio Tasting 2022, Czech Cider, Czech Wines, Dluhe Grefty Moravia, Dva Duby Moravia, Ice Cider, Jaroslav Osička Moravia, Kmetija Stekar, Krasna Hora Blanc de Noir Sekt, natural wines, Petr Kocarik Moravia, Petr Koráb Neronet 2016, Richard Stavek Moravia, Sziegl Pince Hajos-Baja Hungary, Utopia Cider, Utopia Ice Cider
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Breaky Bottom – A Different Perspective on English Wine
Sometimes something is right under your nose but it takes a while to see it. Regular readers will know I drink the wines of Breaky Bottom with some frequency, because most (but not all) of the currently extant cuvées have … Continue reading
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Tagged Breaky Bottom 2017 Cuvées Tasted, Breaky Bottom Distributors, Breaky Bottom Vineyard, Cuvée Cornelis Hendriksen 2013, Cuvée Koizumi Yakumo 2010, Cuvée Michelle Moreau 2014, Cuvée Reynolds Stone 2010, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Peter Hall Winemaker, Seyval Blanc, Sussex Wine, Vineyard Visit
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Recent Wines February 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
The second part of the most interesting wines drunk at home during February really does contain some crackers. It would be impossible to single out a wine of the month from this part alone, hard enough even to choose a … Continue reading
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Bierzo, Burgenland Wine, Domaine Giachino Persan 2017, Domaine L'Octavin Elle Aimée 2018, Equipo Navazos, Fine Manzanilla, Gerhard & Brigitte Pittnauer Gols, Gols Neusiedlersee, Hungarian Sparkling Wine, Isére Wines, Jerez Wines, Jura Wine, La Bota de Manzanilla 71, Madame Flöck Schmetterling 2020, Madame Flöck Wines Winingen, Mencia, Mosel Blend, Natural Wine, Persan, Pittnauer Perfect Day 2020, Réka-Koncz Freiluftkino 2019, Recent Wines February 2022 (Pt2), Sanlucar, Spanish Fortified Wines, Spanish Wine, Terrassen Mosel, Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Veronica Ortega VO 2016
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 