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Author Archives: dccrossley
Working Up a Genuine Thirst
We recently had some extensive building work done and, in order to save some money for a lot of new carpets, we decided to do all the decorating ourselves. I know, so much less exciting than hitting the South of … Continue reading
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More Than Just Cordial
I enjoyed a tasting event at Elderflower Restaurant a few weekends ago (see here), but until Saturday night I hadn’t dined there. That was soon put right, four of us enjoying a meal of a standard high enough that I … Continue reading
Refresher Course
Back when I began enjoying wine, pre-Parkerisation, there were lots of red wines which, when served cool, or at “cellar temperature”, used to quench a thirst on a warm day. Back in the late 1970s it wasn’t uncommon to find … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged Albillo, Burgenlandrot, Casa Belfi Prosecco Colfondo, Champ Fort, Claus Preisinger, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine L'Octavin Cul Rond, Foillard Fleurie, Hughes-Beguet, L'Uva Arbosiana, Meinklang, Pascal & Evelyne Clairet, Schloss Lieser, Vinos Ambiz, Zweigelt Kieselstein
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Now We Have Sunshine (Recent Wines)
There’s something about a spell of sunny weather that makes me want to drink more wine. Something to do with long evenings and tables out in the garden. I thought I’d share a few recent bottles that seemed to fit … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Rust, Wine Agencies
Tagged #Bagnums, Alexis Porteret, Brice Omont, Domaine des Ardoisières, Domaine des Bodines, Du Grappin, Emilie Porteret, Fabien Jouves, Heidi Schrock, Jurançon Noir, Olivier Collin, pét-nat, Red Bulles, Rust, St-Pierre-de-Soucy, Summer Wines, Trousseau Gris, Ulysse Collin, Vin des Allobroges, Wind Gap, You Fuck My Wine
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Of Austria and Ostriches
If you read this Blog regularly you’ll know what I think of Austria – it’s the most exciting wine country in Europe right now. Let’s face it, I’ve probably written that phrase enough times this year for it to have … Continue reading
Solent
Elderflower Restaurant, on the cobbled street leading to Lymington Quay, is gaining a very good reputation under chef Andrew Du Bourg (previously Head Chef at Chewton Glen and Club Gascon) and wife Marjolaine. They provided the canapés and crudités for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alion 2011, Andrew Du Bourg, Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho Contacto, Casa Belfi Prosecco Colfondo, Chateau Cibonne Tentations, Cherubino Fiano, Clos Cibonne, Coume del Mas Banyuls, Domaine Treloar, Elderflower Lymington, Eschenhof Holzer Blauer Zweigelt, Foillard Cote du Py, Foillard Morgon, Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spatlese Auction 2002, Jon Hesford, Lymington, One Block Grenache, One Block Muscat, Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Rouge Sauvage, Rachel Treloar, Raveneau Montée de Tonnerre 2004, Roederer Cristal 2007, Saladini Pilastri Falerio, Solent Cellar, South African Touriga Nacional, Tahi, Terre Promise, Thorle Spatburgunder, Treloar Three Peaks, Vasco and the Explorers, Verveine Fish Restaurant, Villa Marcello Prosecco
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 