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Author Archives: dccrossley
Ozgundy 2016 (16 January 2018)
This is the time of year when London is awash with Burgundy Tastings as all the agents wheel out their portfolios for the newly bottled vintage, 2016 in this case. There is a lot of positive noise from those who … Continue reading
First Impressions (Two Very Different Wines)
People often say first impressions are important. Many people are quite happy to make important decisions based on first impressions, and it pays to be aware of that in our own lives. The same is the case for wine. So … Continue reading
Wines of the Year (2017)
I recently read the view of an esteemed wine editor that they are not keen on listing their “wines of the year” because they like to enjoy what is good about every wine they drink. I can agree with that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodega Can Ramon, Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1988, Claus Preisinger Puszta Libre, Clos Cibonne Tibouren, Clos Lentiscus, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine des Miroirs, Domaine Sogga Obuse Nagano Japan, Equipo Navazos Palo Cortado Bota 75, Kenjiro and Mayumi Kagami, Meinklang Graupert Zweigelt 2013, Melting Potes 2016 (De Moor), Peter Liem Champagne, Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 1996, Sumoll Ferestec Reserva Familia, Wines of the Year 2017
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Recent Wines (Winter 2017) #theglouthatbindsus
As we head for what in our case will be a welcome Christmas break (the usual pre-Christmas colds have reared their heads like the four horsemen this year), I thought I’d be totally predictable and forego a list of Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged Battaglino Roero Sergentin 2009, Cascina degli Ulivi Ivag 2015, Cauzon Blanco 2016, Kalkundkiesel Claus Preisinger, Madiran 2004 Chateau d'Aydie, Maxime Magnon Le Begou, Michael Wenzel Furmint Vogelsang 2014, Pheasant's Tears Poliphonia 417, Ramon Saavedra, Recent Wines, Suertes del Marques 7 Fuentes Tenerife
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Songs From The Wood (Lime Wood)
We were lucky to be part of a group of eight that had the chef’s table at Lime Wood the weekend before last. Lime Wood is a Regency-era country house hotel set in parkland in the New Forest, at Lyndhurst. The … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine and Food
Tagged Château de Beaucastel 1999, Château Fayau Cadillac, Chef's Table Dining, Hartnett Holder & Co, Lime Wood Hotel, New Forest Dining, New Forest restaurants, Rosa dei Frati, San Lorenzo Ciliegiolo, Sassotondo, Seresin Leah Pinot Noir, Stéphane Tissot Chardonnay Gravières
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Our House (Taittinger)
Many of you will know that I have something of a thing for Grower Champagne. It comes from an interest in wines which express “place”, terroir wines, I suppose. But that doesn’t mean I ignore the so-called Grandes Marques. For … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Champagne, Champagne Cellar Tours, Champagne Tastings, Chateau de la Marquetterie, Comtes de Champagne 2006, Folies de la Marquetterie, Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, Solent Cellar Tastings, Taittinger, Taittinger Prelude
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Zoo Time – Wide World of Wine Awards 2017
To be completely honest, I’ve never really been a great fan of Awards. Well, not since I used to fill in the NME’s Musicians of the Year Poll, which I can tell you was a very long time ago. The … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops
Tagged Alpine Wines, Austrian Wines Specialists, Cave Les Papilles Paris, Howard Ripley, Les Caves de Pyrene, Natural Wine Specialists, Newcomer Wines, Noble Fine Liquor, Otros Vinos, Red Squirrel Wine, Solent Cellar Lymington, Swiss Wines Specialists, Tutto Wines, Uncharted Wines, Wide World of Wine Awards 2017, Winemakers Club
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Liem and Larmat – A Perfect Combination
Like most people, I imagine, I came to appreciate Champagne first as a celebratory drink. Most often it was the non-vintage wine of a well known Grande Marque, or occasionally a vintage wine, consumed several years too soon. But in … Continue reading
Red, White and Orange Friday at the Draper’s Arms
Bereft of the pleasures of intensive shopping on Black Friday I was forced to settle for a long lunch at the Draper’s Arms in Islington with seventeen wines (one was corked) among seven of us. We were all slightly wobbly … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Australian Sous Voile Wine, Beaujolais Villages Nouveau Guy Breton, Brash Higgins Bloom 2008, Bruno Schueller, Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco 2005, Céline and Steve Gormally, Côtes du Jura Les Dolomies, Chardonnay Les Combes, Chardonnay Mizuiro Les Saugettes, Clare Valley Riesling, Clos Lapeyre Jurançon, Dario Princic Ribolla Gialla 2013, Domaine des Miroirs Grusse, Draper's Arms Islington, Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, Ganevat L'Enfant Terrible Poulsard, Gérard Schueller Pinot Noir LNO12, Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2013, Guy Breton Cuvée Fanchon 2017, Horiot en Valingrain 2006, Jean Foillard Fleurie 2010, Jeffrey Grosset, Kelley Fox Maresh Pinot Noir, Kenjiro Kagami, Krughof Bornheimer Schönberg, Les Riceys, London Dining, Magendia de Lapeyre, McLaren Vale Flor-aged Chardonnay, Nick Gibson, Olivier Horiot, Optima, Passenans, Raveneau Butteaux, Raveneau Chablis, Rheinhessen Beerenauslese, Ridge Monte Bello 2004, Rosé des Riceys, Seigerrebe
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 