About dccrossley
Writing here and elsewhere mainly about the outer reaches of the wine universe and the availability of wonderful, characterful, wines from all over the globe. Very wide interests but a soft spot for Jura, Austria and Champagne, with a general preference for low intervention in vineyard and winery. Other passions include music (equally wide tastes) and travel. Co-organiser of the Oddities wine lunches.
Right now we seem to be drinking more at home, I wonder why? Actually, although the current clampdown seems to somehow encourage drinking, we have tried to rein it in just a little, but as we are not dining out … Continue reading →
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine
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Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Albino Rocca Barbaresco, Aligote Le Clou 34, Arbois Wine, Ayze Savoie, Cantina di Torra, Champagne Val Frison, Chignin Savoie, Claire Naudin Aligoté, Corsican Vermentino, Czech Wines, Domaine Belluard, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine Partagé, Dominique Belluard, Evelyne Clairet, Gilles Berlioz Chignin, Goustan Blanc de Noirs, Gringet Les Alpes 2016, Jakub Novak Moravia, Jura Wine, Langhe Nebbiolo, Mondeuse La Deuse 2013, Naudin-Ferrand, Nicolas Mariotti Bindi, Pascal Clairet, Patrimonio, Recent Wines March 2020 (Pt1), Rosso di Rocca 2018, Savoie Wine, Trousseau, Trousseau des Corvées 2014, Veltlinske Zelenec 2 2017, Vermentinu, Ville-sur-Arce, Wines of the Alps
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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
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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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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 →
Posted in Austrian Wine, Grape Varieties, Hungarian Wine, Rust, Wine, Wine Agencies
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Tagged Austrian Furmint, Franz Weninger, Furmint, Hungarian Furmint Sopron, Kiffe my Wines, Michael Wenzel, Newcomer Wines, Pierre Ménard, Wine Education online, Wine Fun in Lockdown, Wine on Crowdcast
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When Luis Gutiérrez’s book The New Vignerons was published back in 2017 I sat up and took note, but although I can stretch to struggling through wine books in French, I know my Spanish would not have got me past the first … Continue reading →
Posted in Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
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Tagged Key Spanish Wine Producers, Luis Gutiérrez, Spanish Wine, The New Spain, The New Vignerons Book Review, Vinateros, Wine Book Review, Wine Books on Spain
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As the UK’s Coronavirus lockdown came into place you could hear the buzz of wine importers working out not only how to keep their stock moving and supporting their growers (by being in a position to sell more of their … Continue reading →
Posted in Californian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
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Tagged Jill Klein Matthiasson, Linda Vista Chardonnay 2017, Low Intervention Winemaking, Matthiasson Family Wines, Napa Valley Chardonnay, Nekter Wine on Zoom, Nekter Wines, Steve Matthiasson, Zoom Wine Chats
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Oh how different the world seemed a couple of weeks ago. Basket Press Wines, the importer of primarily Czech wines, was down in Brighton to show some new wines and vintages to the staff of Plateau and Ten Green Bottles, … Continue reading →
Posted in biodynamic wine, Cider, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Annamária Réka, Basket Press Wines, Blauer Portugieser, Czech Cider, Czech Wine, Dva Duby, Hungarian Wine, Jaroslav Osicka, Királyleányka Grape Variety, Krasna Hora, Milerka, Modry Portugal, Ota Sevcik, Petr Korab, Réba-Koncz Hungary, Utopia Ciders, Vox in Excelsio 2017
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Every year a group of us hit The Sportsman in Seasalter (Kent) for a boozy lunch where we have a special dispensation to “BYO” (naturally for a fee). As we know the tasting menu reasonably well, we are able to … Continue reading →
Posted in Dining, Restaurants, Wine
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Tagged Alain Labet, Barolo 2009 Mascarello, Barolo Paiagallo 2011 Canonica, Best Tasting Menus, Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne, Chablis 1er Cru Forêt Raveneau, Champagne Ruppert Leroy, Chardonnay Fleur Labet, Château Suduiraut 1971 Sauternes, Domaine Jules Desjourneys, Enzo Pontoni, Fabien Duperray Beaujolais, Finest Restaurants UK, Fleurie Chapelle des Bois 2011, Friulano "Filip" Miani, Julien Labet, Jura Chardonnay, Labet Chardonnay La Reine 1998, Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Blanco Reserva 1991, The Sportsman Seasalter, Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva 1991, Yann Durieux Les Ponts Rouge
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Viñateros seems a long time ago, and indeed it’s a week since I managed to get Part 1 published (if you didn’t see it, follow the link here). I’m sure quite a few readers will know I’ve been ill, which … Continue reading →
Posted in Artisan Wines, Spanish Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
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Tagged A Pèl Barba Roja, Alfredo Maestro Tejero, Andres Carrul, Artuke Rioja, Batlliu de Sort, Cellar Pardas, Colet Penedès, Colet-Navazos, Comando G, Daniel Landi, Fernando Garcia, Finca Casa Balaguer, Goyo Garcia Ribera del Duero, Indigo Wine Spain, Josep Mitjans, Les Caves de Pyrene Spain, Loxarel, Penedès Wine, Recaredo Alt Penedès, Spanish sparkling wine, Spanish Wine, Spanish Wine Tasting, Teresa Nin, Viñateros 2020 Part 2
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There is a sub-title for Viñateros, the large Spanish Wine Tasting, the London event of which was held at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Hall on 25 February. It is “A Spanish Wine Revolution”. I don’t think that overstates anything. … Continue reading →
Posted in Spanish Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
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Tagged Albamar Galicia, Barco del Corneta Valladolid, Bastardo Grape Variety, Beatriz Herranz, Benje, Bodegas Peixes Galicia, Cortezado 2018 Mencia, Envinate, Fedellos do Couto Ribeira Sacra, Fredi Torres, Indigo Wines, La Palma Canary Islands Wine, Malvasia Dulce, Negramoll, Pagos de Villavendimia, Ribeira Sacra, Sal da Terra, Silice Viticultores Ribeira Sacra, Spanish Wine Tasting London 2020, Taganan, Tenerife Wines, The New Spain, Verdejo Wines, Veronica Ortega Bierzo, Viñateros 2020, Victoria Torres Pecis La Palma, Vidal Soblachero Rueda Verdejo, Vine Trail Spain, Zarate Galicia
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