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The Finest Wines Available To Humanity
The Finest Wines Available to Humanity is not some deluded statement of intent, at least I don’t think so, but is taken from the cult 1987 film, Withnail and I. Withnail says “we want the finest wines available to humanity, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged Albillo Criollo Grape, Baga Grape, Baia Abuladze, Bairrada, Bio-Bio Chile Wine, Darren Smith and Julia Casado, Darren Smith and Pepe Moquillaza, Darren Smith and Roberto Henriquez, Darren Smith and Sergio Silva, Darren Smith and Viki Torres, Darren Smith Listan Blanco, Darren Smith Winemaker, Imereti Wine Georgia, Is That the Milky Way Wine, Julia Casado Winemaker, La del Terrano, La Palma Canary Islands Wine, Mollar Cano Grape aka Negramoll, Mollar Cano Mala Valley Peru, Moratella Rosado Bulla, Niepoort in Bairrada, Pais Grape, Quinta de Baixo, Roberto Henriques Pais, The Finest Wines Available to Humanity, Victoria Torres Pecis La Palma
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Recent Wines May 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Part 2 of May’s most interesting wines drunk at home begins with two stunning wines, from the Jura and Burgenland (the second of those a fellow blogger coincidentally chose as his wine of the month for May). From here we … Continue reading
Posted in Aligoté, Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Burgundy, German Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Portuguese wine, Savoie Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, "1515" 2016 Les Vignes de Paradis, Alentejo Red Blend, Alice Bouvot, Aligoté Doré, Alsace Pinot Noir, Antonio Maçanita & Sandra Sárria, Bourgogne Aligoté, Burgenland, Domaine L'Octavin, Dominique Lucas, Fitapreta Tinto 2019, Franken Pinot Meunier, French Chasselas, Gols Wine, La Charme aux Prétres 2017, Le Roi des 8 Cépages, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Max Sein Le Rouge Nu, Recent Wines May 2021 (Pt2), Rennersistas Grauburgunder 2019, Rieffel Pinot Noir Nature 2018, Savoie Wine, Sylvain Pataille Aligoté Doré, Sylvain Pataille Marsannay
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Recent Wines May 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
May wasn’t quite the start of the early summer we experienced last year, but we kicked off with wines which at least helped to make it feel like one. Will the wines still be this good out of Lockdown? I … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Rosé Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Adelaide Hills Natural Wine, Altesse, Antoine Sanzay Saumur-Champigny 2014, Basket Ranges, Blauer Portugieser, Breaky Bottom Sussex, Charlie Herring Wines, Cuvée Jack Pike, Domaine Saint-Germain Savoie, English Sparkling Wine, Gareth Belton Winemaker, Gentle Folk Rainbow Juice 2019, Hampshire Artisan Cider, Jeff Coutelou Winemaker, La Buvette à Paulette Mas Coutelou, Las Cepas de Curro, Palomino and Moscatel Table Wine, Perfect Strangers Cider, Peter Hall Winemaker, Raúl Moreno Bodegas Herederos, Recent Wines May 2021 (Pt1), Roussette de Savoie, Seyval Blanc, Slovakian Wine, Tim Phillips winemaker, Vino Magula Carboniq 2019, Vinos Oceánicos
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The Collector
Do you have too much wine? The answer to that question will probably depend on how much disposable income you have and whether you have the space to keep it, or to pay someone else to do so. I’m extremely … Continue reading
Rosé – Taking Pink Wine Seriously
You might expect me to make some kind of excuse that, oh well, it’s Rosé time of year, but I have a confession to make. I drink Rosé throughout the year, sometimes even when it’s cold and wet. I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Rosé, Rosé Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged "Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution", Binner Si Rosé, Black Chalk Wild Rose, Castagne Allegro, Château Musar Rosé, Château Simone Palette, Clos Cibonne Rosé Tibouren, Domaine des Muses Gamay Rosé, Domaine Sainte-Magdelaine Cassis, Elizabeth Gabay MW, English Rosé Petnats, Exton Park Meunier, Felton Road Vin Gris, Gut Oggau Winifred Burgenland, Hiyu Wine Farm Smockshop Band, Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Rosado, Mondeuse Rosé Jaimee Motley, Oeil de Perdrix Neuchâtel Switzerland, Olivier Horiot Les Riceys, Pink Wine, Provence Rosé, Reuilly Pinot Gris, Rosé, Rosé des Riceys, Swiss Rosé Wine, Tavel, Tempier Bandol Rosé, Yapp Brothers Mere
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Recent Wines April 2021 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
April arrived swiftly, May even more quickly, but as I begin my roundup of last month’s bottles, with reference to my previous article, I can pretty confidently assure you that no “Roundup” was used on any of these wines. They … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Slovakian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Trousseau, Alternative Mosel, Andrjez Grestza, Arbois Wine, Blank Bottle for Butlers, Blank Bottle Winery A Rare Moment Blend, Burgundian Melon de Bourgogne, Champagne Stroebel Héraclite, Darling Pinotage Western Cape, Domaine L'Octavin Commendatore 2013, Jan Matthias Klein, Jas Swan Mosel, Katla Wines Sif 2019, Konkret Rot 2012 Meinklang, Kröv Mosel, La Soeur Cadette Melon 2018, Les Corvées Arbois, Magula Veltlín 2018, Meinklang Burgenland, Meinklang Pamhagen, Montanet Family, Pandamonium Project, Papa Panda's Rising Petnat, Pieter Walser for Butlers Wine Cellar, Recent Wines April 2021 (pt1), Slovakian Grüner Veltliner, Slovakian Wine, Staffelter-Hof Winery, Suchá nad Parnou, Timothée Stroebel Champagne, Vézélay Wine, Villers Allerand Stroebel, Wines of Lower Carpathians
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Are We Doing Enough?
Last week we had Earth Day, and all media was full of climate doom and save the planet pleas from environmentalists and scientists. Most of us probably gave the matter some thought, whilst others would have let the warnings pass … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Vegan Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine and Health, Wine Science
Tagged Intensive Viticulture, Natural Wine, Organic Viticulture, Regenerative Viticulture, Soil Health in the Vineyard, Sustainable Viticulture Issues, Vineyard Health, Wine and Chemicals, Wine is Part of Agriculture
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Adventures on the Wine Route (Kermit Lynch) – Still Relevant Today
It’s now over a year since I last left the UK, and almost eighteen months since I stood in a vineyard. The craving for wine travel, within the context of realising how very lucky I am, of course, grows every … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Fine Wine, Natural Wine, Rhone, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Adventures on the Wine Route, Against Big Wines, Classic Wine Writing, Drilling for Wine, Filtering Wine, Gérard Chave, Kermit Lynch, Natural Wine Genesis, Robin Yapp, Wine Book Review, Wine Travel
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The Petnat Phenomenon – A Gateway to a Different Path
Back in January I wrote about Grower Champagne and what a phenomenon that seems to have become, and I’ve been looking for an opportunity to write about what I see as a complimentary sparkling wine style ever since. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Petnat, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Ancre Hill Triomphe, Balivet Bugey-Cerdon, Bodines Red Bulles, Bottle Fermented Wine Styles, Jan Mathias Klein Pandamonium, Jean Maupertuis Pink Bulles, Koppitsch Pretty Nats, L'Octavin Betty Bulles, La Garagista Grace & Favour Vermont, Méthode Ancestrale, Méthode Rurale, Moussamousettes, Papa Panda's Rising, Patrice Beguet Plouss Mousse, Pétillant Naturel, Petnats, Petr Koráb The Milkman, Réka Koncz Pretty Cold, Rennersistas In A Hell Mood, Sparkling Wine, The Hermit Ram Ancestral Müller Thurgau, Tillingham Wines PN, Tim Wildman Heavy Petting
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 