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Author Archives: dccrossley
Aberfeldy (Warning: Whisky Content!)
Aberfeldy. It has a nice ring to it, and it certainly is a nice place. Great food, drink, walks and more in an attractive market town on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands, surrounded by mountains which are majestic … Continue reading
Brad’s not Brash – Brash Higgins Producer Profile
Brad Hickey is a Chicago lad who, I assume, never thought he’d end up making wine in South Australia. He did a bit of corporate stuff, as so many of us do, but then like so many talented and creative … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Australia Alternative Varieties, Australian Amphora Wine, Australian Flor-aged Chardonnay, Australian Wine Producer Profile, Berkmann Wine Brash Higgins, Blewitt Springs Chardonnay, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins, Brash Higgins Bloom, McLaren Vale Wine, Nicole Thorpe Winemaker, South Australian Wine, Zibibbo in Australia
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Recent Wines June 2023 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
For the second part of my Recent Wines for June we have a small, but very eclectic, selection. We begin with two Mosel producers. One is a young woman making boundary-pushing wines in tiny quantities, the other is a young … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, Mosel, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Birnen-und-Apfelwein, Blackbook Urban Winery London, Blackbook Winery Field Blend 2021, Crouch Valley Grapes, English Red Wine, English Wines, Essex Vineyards, Field Blend Drums > Space 2021, Galician Wine, German Pear & Apple Cider, German Wine, Jan Matthias Klein collaborations, Jan-Philipp Bleeke Cider, Jas Swan Winemaker, Kerner, Loved & Found Treixadura, natural wines, Recent Wines June 2023 Pt 2, Ribeiro Ribadavia Treixadura, Sóley 2020 Katla Wines, Sergio Verillo Winemaker, Spanish Wine, Staffelter Hof Staffers, Stefan Vetter Franken Sylvaner, Supermarket Wines of Interest, Waitrose Loved & Found Wines
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Recent Wines June 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
June has sped past and we have also drunk slightly fewer wines at home this month too, a result of frequent trips away. I shall still split this into two parts, the first containing wines from Burgundy, The Jura, Moravia … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Lebanese Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot, Andrew Nielsen Winemaker, Arbois Petnat, Austrian Wine, Basket Press Wines Restaurant Collaborations, Beaune 1er Cru Boucherottes, Beaune Boucherottes 2012 Le Grappin, Bekaa Valley Wine, Blauer Wildbacher, Château Musar Lebanon, Château Musar Rosé 2004, Czech Wine, Franz and Christine Ströhmeier St Stefan, Hochar Family, Jura Petnat, Jura Wine, L'Octavin Betty Bulles Rouge, Le Grappin 2012, Lebanese Wine, Moravian Wine, Recent Wines June 2023 Pt1, Red Burgundy, Schilcher, Smashable/AMBR 2021, Ströhmeier Schilcher Frizzante, Tayer+Elementary Wine Range, Tayer/Petr Koráb collaboration, Weststeiermark Wine
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Whiskies Galore – A Review of Ian Buxton’s Book and an Introduction to My Own Whisky Adventure
Whisky? No, I’m not planning to become a whisky writer now I’ve moved to Scotland. For one, I certainly don’t have the expertise. However, there’s no doubting that once you cross the border whisky becomes part of the culture in … Continue reading
Vin Jaune
Vin Jaune. “Isn’t it time you wrote an article about Vin Jaune”, someone said to me recently? I’m not sure whether it has any mystique to people new to wine today, but when I first became seriously interested in the … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Fine Wine, Jura, Wine
Tagged Arbois Vin Jaune, Brash Higgins Bloom, Château-Chalon, Domaine Berther-Bondet, Domaine de la Pinte, Domaine de la Touraize, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine de St-Pierre, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Macle, Domaine Plageoles Vin de Voile, Favourite Vin Jaune Producers, Jacques Puffeney, Jura Maps and Books, Marie-Pierre Chevassu, Oxidatively Aged Wine, Stéphane Tissot, Vignobles Guillaume, Vin de Voile, Vin Jaune, Vin Jaune Rules and Production, Wine under Flor
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Recent Wines May 2023 #theglouthatbindsus
May, post-Australia, brought eight wines drunk chez-nous and worthy of bringing to your attention, and I must say that for me every one of them was genuinely delicious. Ranging from the obscure to the well know, and from cheap as … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Beaujolais, Champagne, Fine Wine, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aged Foillard, Alsace Wine Blend, Chôteau Doisy-Védrines Sauternes 2011, Clos des Cimes Petite Fugue 2021, Domaine Albert Hertz Eguisheim, Drôme Wine, Elodie Aubert Vigneronne, Fendant La Liaudisaz 2018 Chappaz, Fine Beaujolais, Foillard Côte du Py 2011, Frédéric Hertz Vigneron, Guet-Apens Du Vin aux Liens 2019, Maison Crochet Native 2020, Maison Crochet Toul Lorraine, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Max Baumann Franken, Max Sein Wein Rosé, Morgon Côte du Py, Recent Wines May 2023, Sauternes, Serious Fendant, Swiss Wine, Syrah Dark Rosé, Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2006, Valais Wine, Vanessa Letort
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Mike Bennie Jura Masterclass, P&V Wine Merchant’s, Newtown, Sydney
Mike Bennie is, along with Max Allen, one of two Australian wine writers/journalists who have informed my knowledge, and indeed passion for, the New Australia. Max came into my life via his wonderful (and I would say still essential) The … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Château-Chalon, Domaine A&M Tissot, Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile, Frédéric Lambert Château-Chalon 2013, Gahier Chardonnay Les Follasses, Jura Masterclass, Macvin du Jura, Michel Gahier Vigneron, Mike Bennie, Montigny-les-Arsures, Nicole Deriaux Vigneronne, P&V Wine Merchant Newtown Sydney, Philippe Chatillon Vigneron, Savagnin Ouillé Traminer Tissot, Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot, Stéphane Tissot Macvin, Stéphane Tissot Savagnins, Tastings at P&V, Tissot Crémant du Jura BdN
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Recent Wines – Australia, April and May 2023 #theglouthatbindsus
We drank some interesting wines during our three-and-a-half weeks in Australia. I set out to try to drink wines from producers I didn’t know. In the end, that only applies to half the wines here, though only in one case … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Basham Family Vineyard Riverland, Chalmers Family Vineyard Heathcote Victoria, Cupitt's Winery Alphonse Sauvignon, Dal Zotto King Valley Pinot Grigio 2022, Dal Zotto Prosecco King Valley, Doug Woodward Winemaker Queensland, Dr Edge Wines, Dr Ongo Dr Op Pinot Noir 2022, Dr Ongo Dr Op Pinot Noir Tasmania, Fistful of Flowers 2022 Momento Mori, Gonzo Les Fruits Grenache and Cinsault, Italian Grape Varieties from Heathcote, Konpira Maru Wines Whitlands Victoria, Momento Mori Wines Dane Johns, Mt Midoryama Chevaucher L'Eclair 2022, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Shop Sydney, P and V wine merchant Sydney, P&V wine merchant Sydney, Peter Dredge Winemaker, Recent Wines Australia 2023, Shoalhaven Coast Wine Region, Shoalhaven Coast Wineries, Susan Petnat, Tim Stock Winemaker, Wedded to the Weather Cloud Project Wines
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Recent Wines April 2023 #theglouthatbindsus
For the wines drunk at home back in April, before we headed off to Australia, we have just six, plus an unusual beer. All the wines are classics in their own way (four are what we’d term natural wines and … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adrian Pike Winemaker, Amphora Wines, Arbois Wine, Austrian Wine, Beer and Cider blend, Domaine A&M Tissot, Domaine Ganevat, Elisabetta Foradori Trentino, English Sparkling Wine, English Wine, Foradori Teroldego Morei 2013, Ganevat Les Cèdres Chardonnay 2015, German Wine, Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese 2010 JJ Prüm, Graff, Italian Wine, JJ Prüm, Jura Wine, Knoll Ried Loibenberg 2007, Loibner Riesling Smaragd 2007, May Provisions & Charlie Herring Graff (2020), Mosel Riesling, Recent Wines April 2023, Stéphane Tissot Trousseau Amphore 2015, Teroldego in Tinaja, Tim Phillips winemaker, Trentino Wine, Wachau Wine, Weingut Knoll Wachau, Westwell Petulant Pink 2021, Westwell Wines Kent
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