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Author Archives: dccrossley
On Rocky Ground, Again
I first wrote about “minerality” under the title “The Rudest Word in Wine” back in August 2015, and I guess that title sums up the approach of many wine pros. I think, re-reading that article, in some ways it probably … Continue reading
Posted in Minerals and Wine, Subjectivity in Wine Tasting, Wine, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Minerality
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A Different Market Tavern
In England at least, a market tavern tends to be a noisy pub selling warm beer with generous amounts slopping onto a sticky floor. Old Spitalfields Market has Taberna do Mercado, a very different proposition, and as we are not blessed … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine, Wine and Food
Tagged Adega Moncao Vinho Verde, Antonio Galapito, Bairrada Vadio, Casa de Ste Eufemia, Coche Douro Branco, Niepoort Coche, Nuno Mendes, Old Spitalfields Market, Portuguese custard tart, Portuguese food, Portuguese tapas in London, Portuguese wine, Taberna do Mercado
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Jura Week 5 – For the Visitor to Arbois
Having written on three producer visits and the Biou Festival in Vadans in my first four articles of “Jura Week”, I’m going to end my 2016 Jura excursion with all the odds and ends which might be of interest to … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Arbois Town Walk, Arbois Wine Museum, Arbois Wine Shops, Bistrot de la Tournelle Arbois, Chateau Pecauld, Epicurea Poligny, Essencia Poligny and Arbois, Fromagerie Vagne, Hirsinger, Hotel Sarret de Grozon, Jardins de St-Vincent Arbois, Jura, Jura Map Resources, Jura Walking Maps, Jurawine, La Chatelaine Ruins, Les Caudalies Arbois, Montigny-lès-Arsures, Philippe Gonet, Poligny, Poligny Town Walk, Pupillin, Vins et Vinaigres Arbois
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Jura Week 4 – Domaine de la Pinte
When people in London bars talk about the trending Jura domaines, you rarely hear La Pinte mentioned. This is a shame. They have a good UK importer (Liberty), yet one which has specialisations in countries like Italy and Australia, and … Continue reading
Jura Week 3 – Fête du Biou at Vadans
The Fête du Biou is a rather special festival at harvest time in the Jura Region. It takes place in Arbois on the first Sunday in September, with a smaller version in Pupillin on the third Sunday. What is much … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel
Tagged Biou Ceremony, Fète du Biou, Jura, Jurawine, Marcel Hendrickx, Vadans
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Jura Week 2 – Hughes-Béguet
If Domaine de la Tournelle has now established itself firmly among the top names in Arbois, Domaine Hughes-Béguet is one of a select band of young producers who will one day gain similar recognition. Patrice gave up a job as … Continue reading
Jura Week 1 – Domaine de la Tournelle
I’ve just got home from my annual Jura trip. For the past three years I’ve visited the region around harvest time. It’s a chance to see what the current vintage is like. It’s less easy to visit busy producers, but … Continue reading
More odd bottles (and a few not so odd)
The last ten days worth of drinking, I mean wine exploration of course, has ranged from the sublime to the sublime, and from the very obscure to very classic. If the wines get more (sort of) normal over this period, … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Apostelhoeve Riesling, Arndorfer Gruner Veltliner, Arndorfer Wagram, Beavertown Quelle, Boisard Fils Loire, Brain de Folie, Chianti Classico Riecine, Domaine du Mortier, Dutch Wine, Enkircher Ellergrub, Fortnum & Mason House Selection, Hegyi-Kalo, Hungarian Gruner Veltliner, Hungarian Wine, Mosel Wine, Navazos Niepoort 2012, Nick Cave Skeleton Tree, Palomino Blanco, Stockholm Lager, Taittinger Brut Reserve, Taittinger Champagne, The Kernel Table Beer, Weiser-Kunstler
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A Crush on You
When I wrote about the Red Squirrel portfolio tasting the other day, I promised to devote another piece entirely to the wonderful Okanagan Crush Pad. I think most of us are probably au fait with what the concept of a crush pad … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alberto Antonini, British Columbia Wine, Canadian Wine, Christine Coletta, Haywire Cannonview Pinot Noir, Haywire Free Form White, Haywire Switchback Pinot Gris, Haywire White Label Gamay, Matt Dumayne, Narrative Ancient Method 2013, Okanagan Crush Pad, Okanagan Valley, Steve Lornie
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 