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Recent Wines January 2021 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
For Part 2 of the most interesting wines we drank at home during January we head first to Beaujolais before a massively contrasting wine made by an Englishman in South Africa. Next up a wine from Italy’s Cinque Terre, a … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Bordeaux Wine, Czech Wine, Italian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, South African Wines, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alex Zahel Vienna, Austrian Field Blend, Beck-Hartweg Dambach Riesling 2017, Beck-Hartweg Dambach-la-Ville, Birgit Braunstein Purbach, Birgit Braunstein Wildwux 2016, Charlie Herring The Durif 2010, Château Phélan Ségur 2004 St Estèphe, Cinque Terre, Er Giancu Az Ag Possa, Florian & Mathilde Beck-Hartweg, Heydi & Samuel Bonanini, Hosteradky-Resov Wine, Kéké Descombes Morgon 2016, Ligurian Wine, Recent Wines January 2021 (Pt 2), Riomaggiore, Stellenbosch Durif, Tim Phillips winemaker, Vienna Wine, Vykoukal Resch Skin Contact Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Zahel Ried Kaasgraben Nussberg 2017, Zdenek Vykoukal Moravia
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Recent Wines December 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
I’m not going to lie to you, this third Lockdown in the UK is pretty hard. First time around we at least had the sunshine, and no idea really that things would go quite the way they did (well, we … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Christmas and Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Australian Syrah-Viognier blend, Austrian Petnat from Burgenland, Beechworth Syrah, Bertrand Gautherot, Blank Bottle Winery, Buxières-sur-Arce, Castagna Genesis Syrah 2002, Claus Preisinger Gols Burgenland, Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin, Domaine Denis Berthaut, Dope Petnat Claus Preisinger, Emmanuelle Milan, Gevrey-Chambertin Clos des Chézeaux, Jean-François Ganevat Rotalier, Julian Castagna Beechworth, Jura Chardonnay, Loire Vin de Voile, Malvasia Aromatica 2017, Matthieu Deiss, Max Sein Trio Sauvage 2019, Max Sein Wein Franken, Melon Jaune "Vallet" 2002, Philippe Guérin Melon Jaune 2002, Pieter Walser Western Cape, Recent Wines December 2020 (Pt 2), Singulier Vignoble du Reveur, South African Grenache Blanc, The Trip 2019 Blank Bottle for Butlers Wine Brighton, Victoria Torres Pecis La Palma, Vignoble du Reveur Bennwihr, Vin de Voile from Muscadet, Vouette & Sorbée Fidèle 2016, Wine from La Palma Canary Islands
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Recent Wines December 2020 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
There’s a strange feel to writing about the wines we drank at home during December. Looking back on the first ten bottles, which will comprise Part 1, it seems so long ago that I drank them, more so than usual. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alice Bouvot Arbois, Alpine Wines, Amigne de Vétroz, Basket Press Wines, Bobal Tinaja Bodegas Gratias, Bodegas Gratias Manchuela, Champagne Charles Dufour, Dufour Bulles de Comptoir #7, Equipo Navazos Florpower, Eschendorfer Fürstenberg Müller-Thurgau "S", Franken Müller-Thurgau, Gilles Besse, Horst Sauer, Jean-René Germanier, Jura Natural Wine, Koppitsch Burgenland, Koppitsch Neusiedl-am-See, Koppitsch Perspektiv Rot Blend, L'Octavin Potion Magique, La Bota de Florpower 84, New Star in Bordeaux, Osamu Uchida Miracle 2018, Recent Wines December 2020 (Pt 1), Simon Maye & Fils, Stekar 1672 "Jankot" Slovenia, Syrah Chamoson 2009 Simon Maye & Fils, Valais Wines Switzerland
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Review of the Year 2020
Well indeed, what a year 2020 has been! Like no other, for sure. But although everyone involved in the world of wine has experienced life in different ways, wine is still there, and has given us all immense pleasure, a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Review of the Year, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Anne Krebiehl Wines of Germany, Jamie Goode, Littlewine, Luis Gutiérrez, Réka Koncz, Review of 2020, Sportsman Seasalter, The Goode Wine Guide (2020), Trink Magazine, Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Wild Flor Hove, Wine in Lockdown, Wine Zoom Phenomena, Wines of the Year
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Recent Wines November 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Continuing to the second selection of wines I drank at home during November, we start out with a rare treat from New Zealand, then a South African favourite, before settling down to Burgenland, Jura’s Sud Revermont, Monmouth in Wales, Champagne, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Ancre Hill Estate Monmouth, Blank Bottle Winery, Burgenland Zweigelt, Domaine Labet Jura, Fleurie Chavot 2014, Gernot & Heike Heinrich, Hermit Ram Skin Ferment Sauvignon Blenc, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, Julie Balagny Fleurie, Kortpad Karptoe 2016, Labet Parcelles Rares, Labet Poulsard "Sur Charrière, Laurent Champs, Mittelbergheim School, Natural Beaujolais, New Zealand Natural Wine, New Zealand Skin Contact Sauvignon Blanc, Pieter Walser, Poulsard, Recent Wines November 2020 (pt 2), Red Petnat, Richard & Joy Morris, Rietsch Auxerrois Stierkopf 2016, South African Fernão Pires, Stierkopf Mutzig, The Hermit Ram North Canterbury, Theo Coles, Triomphe Grape in Wales, Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée 2003, Vilmart Rilly-la-Montagne, Welsh Petnat, Zweigelt Heinrich Gols
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 