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Author Archives: dccrossley
Volcanic Wines
When I was at school I loved Geography. I’m sure it’s where my passion for travel came from. I think I was pretty young when I studied volcanoes, but they made a big impression, as did the consequences of their … Continue reading
Strong and Stable – Howard Ripley 2016 Germans
When the world of politics is dissolving, you know that there are still a few remaining certainties in life, and one of those is that a Howard Ripley German Tasting will come up with the goods. Consistency is something the … Continue reading
Posted in German Wine, Mosel, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Abtsberg Superior, Florian Lauer, Franzen Bremmer Calmont, Howard Ripley 2016 Germans, Julian Haart, Klaus Peter Keller, Maximin Grunhaus, Philip Vesser, Raumland Trauben Secco Grape Juice, Saar Riesling Faß 16, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Schloss Lieser, Thomas Haag, Von der Fels Riesling, Von Schubert, Weingut Keller Rheinhessen, Weingut Peter Lauer
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Go Gamay, Go!
It’s Beaujolais time again. Not Beaujolais drinking time (it’s always that), but tasting it. Yesterday, Westbury Communications and Beaujolais Wines UK put on a Tasting at The Trampery on London’s Old Street. There were close to two hundred wines to taste, and … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Antoine Sunier, Beaujolais, Beaujolais L'Ancien, Beaujolais Tasting 2017, Brouilly, Chateau Cambon, Château Bonnet, Château de la Terrière, Château Grange Cochard, Chénas, Christopher Coquard, Domaine Château de la Valette, Domaine de la Bonne-Tonne, Domaine Jean Foillard, Domaine Laurent Martray, Domaine les Capréoles, Domaine Richard Rottiers, Dominique Piron, Fleurie, Gamay, Jean-Claude Lapalu, Jean-Paul Brun, Jean-Paul Thévenet, Julien Sunier Fleurie, Julien Sunier Morgon, Maison Trénel, Manoir du Carra, Morgon, Morgon Côte du Py, Régnié, Saint-Amour, The Trampery, Vin Sauvage à Poil
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Time to Go Pink
With temperatures hitting twenty-seven degrees here yesterday, it has focused the mind on the pinker hues as a source of vinous pleasure. I hesitate to focus just on rosé here. The first hurdle to overcome is the connotation of that … Continue reading
Posted in Rosé, Wine
Tagged Anna Martens, Balivet Cécile et Vincent, Bugey-Cerdon, Christian Tschida, Clos Cibonne Provence, Cseresznyeérés, Czech Wine, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine L'Octavin, Evelyne et Pascal Clairet, Hegyikalo, Himmel Auf Erden, Hughes Beguet Plouss' Mousse, L'Uva Arbosiana, Les Riceys, Meinklang Prosa Frizzante, Olivier Horiot, Palmento, Pink Wines, Red Bulles, Rennersistas, Rosé, Rosé des Riceys, Suché, Summer Wines, Tibouren, Tondonia Rosado, Vino di Anna, Waiting for Tom Rosé
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Crafty Little Tasting
Crafty Little Tasting was the rather nice name Alliance Wine gave to a tasting of their more artisan winemakers, which took place at Carousel, on Blandford Street (London) on Tuesday. More than 170 wines were on show, and I managed to … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Abel Mendoza Rioja, Achinos Wine, Alliance Wine, Arribes del Duero, Berthet-Bondet Jura, Bizios Nemea, Bodegas El Lagarto, Cantina Merano Lagrein, Cantine Rallo Grillo, Casal de Arman Ribeira, Cellar del Roure Catalonia, Chateau-Chalon, Clement Klur Katzenthal Alsace, Crafty Little Wine Tasting, Domaine Bliskowice Poland, Domaine de Colette, Domaine de la Couvette, Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon, Domaine des Baumards Quarts de Chaume, Drift Farm, Equipo Navazos, Florpower Bota 44, Fumin, Gulfi Sicily, I Think Manzanilla En Rama, Jean Perrier Savoie, La Crotta di Vegneron, La Tour Melas, Manzanilla Bota 71, Manzanilla Pasada 59, Mas Cal Demoura, Mount Edward Central Otago, New Greek Wines, Olim Bauda, Oller del Mas Pla de Bages, Pazo de Senorans, Picapoll Negre, Polish Wine, Raats Family MR de Compostella, Riecine Chianti, Riecine Sebastiano Passito, Ruby Luby, Santorini Assyrtiko, Stella Bella Pink Muscat, T-Oinos, There are Still Mysteries Pinot Noir, Tinos Wines, Val d'Aosta Wine, Vassaltis Santorini, Venturi Baldini Lambrusco, Year of the Rooster Rosé
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Summit in Sight – Alpine Tasting for Wink’s Book
Last Monday was not only the final day of Real Wine 2017, but also the day when Wink Lorch‘s successful Kickstarter finished. Wink now has the funds to go ahead with her (ahem!) long awaited second book project on The Wines of … Continue reading
Posted in Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Altesse, Ayze Wine, Bugey Wine, Bugey-Cerdon, Clairette de Die, Diois Wines, Domaine Achard-Vincent, Domaine Belluard Le Feu, Domaine du Petit Aout, Domaine L'Idylle Cruet, Domaine Prieuré St-Christophe, Domaine Renardat-Fache, Domaine St-Germain Fréterive, Espenenc, Gringet, Hauts-Alpes Wine, Maison Philippe Grisard, Michel Grisard, Mondeuse, Mondeuse Blanche, Mondeuse La Perouse, Mondeuse Les Taillis, Persan, Prieuré St-Christophe Prestige 1997, Roussette de Savoie, Savoie Wine, Wink Lorch, Yann de Agostini
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Real Wine Fair 2017, Part 3 – France, Spain, Portugal, Italy
Part 3 of my Real Wine Fair roundup for 2017 covers nine European producers, half of which may be familiar to readers, and the other half, I’m guessing, less so. Europe in general is familiar territory, of course, to lovers … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Anna Martens, Cantina Filippi Soave, Casa Belfi Prosecco Colfondo, Cascina degli Ulivi, Christian Binner, COS Vittoria, COS Zibibbo in Pithos, David Fourbet, Fossil red and white wines, La Folle Berthe Saumur, Les Caves de Pyrene, Les Vins Pirouettes, Partida Creus Tarragona, Pedro Marques, Raboso Frizzante, Stefano Bellotti, Under the Bonnet Wines, Vale da Capucha Lisbon, Vino di Anna Etna
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Real Wine Fair 2017, Part 2 – Mainly USA
In dividing my Real Wine Fair 2017 odyssey into three manageable parts, I decided to base Part 2 on four North American producers I tasted. But as this will be the shortest of the three parts, I’m going to throw in … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged Air Guitar Red Blend, Coury Vineyard Willamette, Davenport Pet Nat, Davenport Vineyard East Sussex, Deidre Heekin, Golden Cluster Wines, Horsmondon White Blend, Jeff Vejr, La Garagista Winery, Les Caves de Pyrene, Limney Estate, Martha Stoumen Wines, Megan and Ryan Glaab, Post Flirtation Red Blend, Real Wine Fair 2017, Ryme Cellars California, Sam Vinciullo Wines, Savagnin Rose in America, Scott and Dana Frank, Vermont Wine, Warner Glen Wines
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Real Wine Fair 2017, Part 1 – Austria & Germany
Real Wine is an event I really look forward to. Okay, 170 producers is an impossible task for anyone, and I reckon I’d need five days to do the Fair justice. But the Fair is very well organised (if you excuse … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, German Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings
Tagged 2Naturkinder, Arndorfer Kamptal, Brigitte Tscheppe, Christian Tschida, Claus Preisinger, Ewald Tscheppe, Glouglou, Les Caves de Pyrene, Meinklang, Michel Tolmer, Newcomer Wines, Real Wine Fair, Sudsteirerland Wine, Under the Bonnet Wines, Weingut Brand Pfalz, Weingut Werlitsch, Winemakers Club, Wink Lorch
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More Recent Wines
This post brings us up to mid-April, as I attempt to catch up on the most interesting wines I’ve been drinking at home this year. Beginning with a couple of Austrians from Newcomer Wines (hoping to pop in there next … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Neusiedlersee, Wine
Tagged Andreas Nittnaus, Blaufrankisch Tochter, Claus Preisinger, Clement Klur, COS, COS Frappato 2014, Czech Wine, Domaine de Montbourgeau Savagnin 2010, Domaine Macle Cotes du Jura 2010, Dominique Lucas, Franken Wine, Frappato, Gentil de Katz, Gols, Katzenthal, L'Etoile Jura, La Crescent Grape Variety, La Garagista Wines, Les Vignes du Paradis, Milan Nestarec, Moravian Wine, Nicole Deriaux, Puszta Libre 2015, Recent Wines April 2017, Stefan Vetter Müller-Thurgau, Terroir du Léman, Un Matin Face au Lac, Vermont Wine, Vin des Allobroges
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 