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Author Archives: dccrossley
Recent Wines April 2020 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I hope no one minds me splitting my “wines at home” piece into two parts at the moment. As all the wines we are drinking are being drunk at home, there are somewhat more to write about, made worse by … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, 2Naturkinder, Adrian Pike, Best Valais Fendant, Brutal Cuvée, Burgenland Field Blend Red, Burgenland Red Blend, Burgenland Wine, Californian Counoise, Czech Wine, David Girard Vineyard, English Still Wine, Fendant President Troillet, Franken Bacchus, Frankovka Claret 2018, Gols Wine, Gut Oggau Brutal 2016, Jack Roberts, Johanna Jensen, Joiseph Piroska, Keep Wines, Kitzingen Wine, Luka Zeichmann, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Melanie Drese, Michael Völker, Oggau, Ota Sevcik Moravia, Purulio Jaral 2012, Recent Wines April 2020 (Pt 1), Rennersistas Superglitzer, Roesler Grape Variety, Sierra Nevada Wine, Superglitzer 2018, Swiss Wine, Torcuato Huertas Tomás, Valerie Kathawala, Westwell Wines Pink 2018, Wine from Jois
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Wines of The Aveyron and a Little Vicarious Travel
Back at the end of the 1980s I had this idea for a book. It was going to be called The Lost Vineyards of France. Somehow it never happened, and as the years passed so many of the vineyards I … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Volcanic Wines, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Aveyron Wines, Caveau du Viala Estaing, Conques Abbey, Domaine du Cros, Entraygues et du Fel, Estaing, Fer Servadou, Jean-Luc Matha, Jean-Marc Viguier, Laurent Mousset, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Vignerons d'Olt, Lo Sang del Païs, Majesty of Sainte Foy, Mansois, Marcillac, Marcillac Maximus, Marcillac Selves Chenin Blanc, Mauvais Temps Cuvée, Negret de Banhars, Nicolas Carmarans, Olivier Mousset Le Fel, Patrick Rols Vigneron, Philippe and Julien Teulier, Pierre Rieu, Rougiers Soils, Teulier Family
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That Georgia’s on my Mind – For The Love of Wine (Book Review)
I can’t recall how many years ago it was, but I do recall trudging around several of the Marks & Spencer’s stores in Central London trying to find a particular bottle of wine. Now M&S, as this chain is known … Continue reading
Beyond Natural Wine
As many of you know, the French Wine Authorities (shall we call them?) have recently acceded to a legal framework and definition for “natural wine”. For many years wine drinkers, mainly through social media and mainly those who bear some … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Vegan Wine, Wine, Wine and Health
Tagged "Natural Wine is no Longer Enough", Alice Feiring, Beyond Natural Wine, Biodiversity within a vineyard monoculture, Hannah Fuellenkemper, Littlewine.co, Mindful Wine, Natural Wine, Natural Wine Charter, Natural Wine Regulation, Simon Woolf, Sustainability and Wine, The Morning Claret, Vin Méthode Nature, Vineyard Biodiversity, Vineyard Ecology
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Lockdown Guilt or Isolation Inspiration
Are you enjoying Lockdown? I am guilty of moments where I feel more relaxed and, dare I say it, quite happy to be stuck at home. It’s stressful worrying about loved ones, but then there just isn’t the stress of … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Californian Wine, Czech Wine, Dining, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants
Tagged Basket Press Wines, Isolation Inspiration, Isolation Wines, Lockdown Wine Deliveries, Lockdown Wines, Modal Wines, Nekter Wines, Newcomer Wines, The Solent Cellar, Uncharted Wines, Wild Flor Hove
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Recent Wines March 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
As we are all doubtless drinking a little more at home during the Lockdown you may recall that last month’s “recent wine” roundup has been split into two parts. Part 1 is a mere short scroll down if you haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alexis Porteret, Arbois Petnat, Bodegas Gracias Arroba, Bodegas Gratias Arroba, Chardonnay Les Gaudrettes, Chasselas, Clos des Vignes du Maynes, Comando G, Cuvée 910, Dani Landi, Daniel Gómez Jiménez-Landi, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Philippe Bornard, Emilie Porteret, Fernando Garcia, Georgian Wine, Gredos Grenache, Julien Guillot, Jura Chardonnay, Jura Wine, Kvevri Wine, Lavaux Wine, Lopez de Heredia Haro, Macon-Cruzille, Manchuela Wine, Neyroud-Fonjallaz, Niki Antadze, Pintailla, Pintaillo, Poulsard, Pupillin, Qvevri Wine, Recent Wines March 2020 (Pt 2), Red Bulles Pétnat, Rkatsiteli Antadze Wines, Rozas 1er 2015, St-Saphorin Chavonchin, Tony Bornard, Traditional Rioja, Vel del Tietar, Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva 1995
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Littlewine with Big Ambitions
As the Lockdown in Europe continues towards its second month my guess is that many, perhaps most, readers will have begun to find it quite normal behaviour engaging with wine on an online platform. Like me, you will perhaps be … Continue reading
Isolation Inspiration Part 2: A Glass With…More Moravia
We’ve had Zoom and we’ve had Crowdcast, but by far the most popular form of wine communication during the lockdown is the Instagram broadcast. Some are just random with no scheduled time or content, whilst other originators are trying to keep to a schedule or … Continue reading
Posted in Cider, Czech Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged A Glass With... series, Alexandre Fraguin on Moravia, André Grape Variety, Basket Press Wines, Cabernet Moravia, Czech Cider, Czech Wines, Isolation Inspiration Part 2, Isolation Wine Broadcasts, Jaroslav Osicka, Moravian Wines, Osička PAN, Utopia Cider, Wine Education on the Web, Wine on the Internet, Zdenek Vykoukal
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Isolation Inspiration Part 1: Furmint Crowdcast from Newcomer and Kiffe
I wrote earlier this week about the Zoom event hosted by Nekter Wines last Friday, an enthralling conversation with Steve Matthiasson focused on his Linda Vista Chardonnay 2017. It was the first of a series of Friday night slots from Nekter, and … Continue reading
David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 