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Author Archives: dccrossley
Amber Revolution by Simon J Woolf
Every so often the near desert that is wine publishing comes up with something welcome and really interesting. Wink Lorch’s Jura Wine and John Szabo’s Volcanic Wines come to mind. Simon Woolf’s Amber Revolution fits firmly in that category, and has generated … Continue reading
Volcanic Wines – Foxlow (24 July)
Volcanic wines, by which we obviously mean wine made from vines grown directly on volcanic soils (or, in some cases, pretty much bare rock), have been a talking point for a few years. When John Szabo MS wrote his wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Sicily, Volcanic Wines, Wine
Tagged Alsace Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, António Maçanita, Azores Wine Company, Azores Wines, Canary Island Wine, Etna Rosso Guardiola Terre Nere, Etna Wine Sicily, Forez Wines, Foxlow Restaurant, Frank Cornelissen Susucaru Etna, Gamay La Madone Bonnefoy, Gilles Bonnefoy Cotes du Forez, Greco di Tufo Pietracupa Campania, Hatzidakis Assyrtiko VV, Llanos Negros La Time Palma, Meinklang Foan Somlo, Morgon Cote de Py Dominique Piron, Pico Wines, Riesling Rangen de Thann Paul Zinck, Santorini Wine, Soave Foscarino Inama, Somlo Region Hungary, UNESCO-listed vineyards - Azores, Verdelho 2015 Azores, Volcanic Wines, Wine of Palma Canary Isles, Wine Terroir
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New at Newcomer
I read recently, under the Decanter Magazine headline “Bordeaux becalmed”, that for the first time since Sotheby’s started selling wine in 1970 Bordeaux has dipped below 50% in sales. The decline in popularity of this once king of the wine … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Sparkling Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Christian Tschida Brutal Red, Christian Tschida Sonja Cabernet Franc, Claus Preisinger Gols, Enderle & Moll Baden, In A Hell Mood Pet Nat, Jutta Ambrositsch Rakete, Michael Grindl Weinviertal, Michael Wenzel Rust, Milan Nestarec, Mythopia Swiss Wine, Neusiedlersee Wine, Newcomer Wines, Prévost La Closerie London Retail Source, Puszta Libre, Rennersistas Gols, Strohmeier Schilcher Frizzante, Vienna Wine, Waiting For Tom White Blend, Wiener Gemischter Satz
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Recent Wines (June/July 2018) #theglouthatbindsus
Philippe Alliet is a mercurial vigneron who makes Chinon east of the town, in the back streets of Cravant-les-Côteaux. He is best known for his single vineyard Côteau de Noiré, but Chinon Vieilles Vignes 2008 comes from Cabernet Franc vines over fifty … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Artisan Wines, Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Cider, English Cider, Loire, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Alsace Muscat Ottonel, Andrew Nielsen, Brad Hickey Winemaker, Brash Higgins ZBO 2016, Champagne Dehours Oeil de Perdrix, Charlie Herring Wines, Davis Weszeli, Domaine des Forges Chaume 2005, Domaine Rietsch Murmure Muscat, Du Grappin, Du Grappin Aligoté, Du Grappin Beaujolais-Villages Nature, Fuchs und Hase Vol 4, Getariako Txacolina Ametzoi, Ginglinger Pinot Noir Sand, Karim Vionnet Grabuge!, Le Grappin, Loire Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Perfect Strangers Artisan Cider, Petnat, Philippe Alliet Chinon Vieilles Vignes, Plateau Brighton, Riverland Zibibbo Muscat, Tim Phillips, Txacoli, Weszeli Käferberg DAC Reserve Grüner Veltliner
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Recent Wines (May 2018) #theglouthatbindsus
I’m getting behind (as usual) with this “recent wines” malarkey, so I’m going to split May and June into two more digestible bites – eight wines from May today and then eight wines from June next week. PN17, Tillingham Vineyard, … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Wine, English Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Anne & Jean-François Ganevat, Ben Walgate, Czech Wine, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Hughes-Beguet, Foradori Lezèr Teroldego, Kéké Descombes Morgon 2016, Kewin Descombes Morgon 2016, Moravian Wine, Nevrosé 2016, Oh Yeah! Savagnin, Patrice Béguet, Recent Wines May 2018, Ryzlink Rynsky Jakub Novak, Tillingham PN17, Vinel-lo Partida Creus, Y'a bon the Canon
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A Lodi Old Vines with Abe Schoener
I’m not usually star struck when it comes to people in wine, but I have to admit that the wines of Abe Schoener’s Scholium Project had a big influence on me when I first came across them through The Sampler … Continue reading
Posted in Californian Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes, Wine Tastings
Tagged Abe Schoener, Bechtold Ranch, Christina Rasmussen, Kirschenmann Vineyard Lodi, Lodi, Lodi Old Vines, Sadie Family Mev Kirsten Chenin 2016, Sadie Family Soldaat Grenache 2016, Sager+Wilde Hackney Road Event, Sandlands Wines, Scholium Project, Tegan Passalacqua, Testalonga Bandito Cortez Chenin 2017, Turley Wines
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Paris (What We Drank In…)
I’ve just been over to Paris for a long weekend, my first trip there since November 2016. The city was bathed in early summer warmth and sunshine, which can rather make it seem like the best city on earth at … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Fine Wine, Paris, Wine
Tagged Agrapart Terroirs, Bereche Campania Remensis, Chateau Simone Palette Blanc, Divino Paris, Domaine Tempier Bandol Cabassaou, Hospices de Beaune 1964, La Cave des Papilles, Le Tagine rue de Crussol, Le Verre Volé, Mi-fugue Mi-raisin, Natural Wine in Paris, Paris Wine Shops, Tesch St Remiguisberg Riesling, Val Frison Lalore
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Tillingham
Having got to know Ben Walgate and his wines over the past year I had been itching to make a visit to his Tillingham Vineyard, within sight of Rye in East Sussex. I finally got a chance just over a … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Wine, Natural Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine
Tagged Ben Walgate, Charlie Herring Wines, Cider, English Cider, English Sparkling Riesling, English Sparkling Wine, Natural Cyder, Perfect Strangers Cider-Wine blend, Promised Land Sparkling Riesling, Starvecrow Cider, Starvecrow Qvevri Cider, Strange Brew Wild Hop Beer, The Bookkeeper Sparkling Chardonnay, Tillingham PN17, Tillingham Qvevri Ortega "Artego", Tillingham Vineyard, Tim Phillips
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 