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Gut Oggau Family Reunion
Many family reunions are fraught with tension, petty jealousies and conflict under the surface. This particular family reunion was the happiest I have ever attended. Gut Oggau is probably known to many who will read this article, but for those … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, biodynamic wine, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged 2016 Vintage in Burgenland, Austrian Wine, Biodynamics in Austria, Brutal Wine Series, Burgenland, Dynamic Vines, Eduard Tscheppe-Eselböck, Gut Oggau, Gut Oggau Family Reunion 2016, Neusiedlersee, Oggau, Rösler Grape Variety, Stephanie Tscheppe-Eselböck
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The Secret Garden and The Pig
Tim Phillips isn’t a name many of you will have come across. Tim has several winemaking strings to his bow, with projects in South Africa and in Italy, but Tim’s current focus is very different. Clos du Paradis is not … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, English Wine, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Charlie Herring Wines, Clos du Paradis, Domaine Sparale Corse Sartène, English Organic Wine, English Sauvignon Blanc, English Sparkling Riesling, New Forest Dining, New Forest restaurants, Sadie Skerpioen, The Pig Brockenhurst, Tim Phillips, Walled Vineyard
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Japan Part 2 – Mountain Air and Vineyards
It is likely to be a very small minority of my readership that is not now aware that Japan makes wine, and some of it pretty tasty too. Even customers of our upmarket UK supermarket, Marks & Spencer, have been … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Domaine Sogga, Japanese Wine, Koishiya Ryokan, Koshu, Nagano Wine, North Shinano Wine Valley Train, Obuse, Obuse Winery, Shibu Onsen, Shiga Highlands UNESCO Biosphere, Shiga Kogen, Snow Monkey Park, Snow Monkeys, Vinifera Varieties in Japan, Yudanaka
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Japan Part 1 – Tokyo, the Wedding and a ’88 d’Yquem
Much as I love visiting any country where there are vineyards, two of my favourite places, Japan and Norway, are not well known for their wines. This is not strictly true, of course. Japan is slowly gaining at least a … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged 8ablish Tokyo, Chateau d'Yquem 1988, Commune 2nd Food Court, Japan, Japanese Wedding, Martin Diwald, Tokyo
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Recent Wines, Summer ’17, Pt 2
A forlorn attempt to catch up with recent wines before I take a summer break. What to leave out is so difficult, but after a bit of reluctant pruning, here are the most exciting and interesting wines I’ve drunk at … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged A Demûa Stefano Bellotti, Alice Bouvot & Charles Dagand, André-Jean Morin Arbois, Bota de Florpower "Más allá" 53, Cascina degli Ulivi, Christelle Guibert/Vincent Caille, Christian Tschida, De Moor 2016 Southern French Cuvées, Domaine de la Touraize, Equipo Navazos Florpower, Ewald Tscheppe, Goisot Bourgogne Aligoté 2014, Gruner Veltliner Sekt, Himmel Auf Erden, Jean-Marc Burgaud, Le Vendangeur Masque, Les Dix Bulles Pét-Nat, Martin Diwald Sekt, Melting Potes, Morgon Côte du Py Burgaud, Muscadet Terre de Gneiss, Recent Wines Summer 2017, Rennersistas, Rennersistas Weissburgunder, ULM Domaine L'Octavin Arbois, Werlitsch Vom Opok Morillon
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One More Cup of Coffee (‘fore I go)
Well, not quite, but in about a week’s time I will be on a break for a month. Fingers crossed I might be able to catch up on recent wines before then, but meanwhile, in today’s article, there’s a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee, Wine
Tagged Arbois Ploussard Poulsard, Buttrio Chardonnay, Coffee, Coffee Mongers Lymington, Coffee Roasters, Domaine de la Tournelle, Enzo Pontoni, Evelyne & Pascal Clairet, Friulian Chardonnay, Jeffrey Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2004, L'Uva Arbosiana, Larmandier-Bernier Latitude NV, Miani Chardonnay, The Shipyard Lymington
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Recent Wines, Summer ’17 Pt1
As usual, I’m way behind in describing the best I’ve been drinking at home, but I hope that the selection below will make interesting reading. But first I do want to mention Solent Cellar‘s Sicilian Evening last Friday. It’s because … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Alexis Porteret, Alpine Wines, Angela Osborne, Antonie Scala, Arbois Chardonnay "Les Amants", Arbois Wines, Blaufränkisch Rusterwald 2011, Cauzón Cabronicus, Céline Gormally, Champagne Pierre Péters, Claus Preisinger Ancestral, COS Nero di Lupo, COS Zibibbo 2014 (magnum), Cseresnyeérés HegyiKalo Eger, Czech Wine, Domaine des Bodines, Emilie Porteret, Forks & Knives Red, François Mossu Côtes du Jura, François Mossu Voiteur, Grenache A Tribute to Grace, Heidi Schrock, Hungarian Wine, Jura Wine, La Cabane Pinot Noir Les Dolomies, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Dolomies, Milan Nestarec, Newcomer Wines, Otros Vinos, Passenans, Pvrvlio Vino Tinto, Ramon Saavedra, Recent Wines Summer 2017, Red Bulles Pét-Nat, Roberson, Rosé for Albane, Rust Wine, Scala Ciro, Sicilian Wines, Sierra Nevada wines, Solent Cellar, Solent Cellar Sicilian Evening, Steve Gormally, Tissot Les Amants, Winemakers Club
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 